Receiving an updated COVID-19 vaccine increases the immune response, which improves protection from becoming seriously ill from COVID-19.
Updated COVID vaccines are available free of charge to Veterans receiving care at VA .
Study underscores important role COVID vaccination can have in protecting Veterans from infection and reducing long-term health consequences
It can take up to a couple of weeks for a vaccine to fully protect you, so be sure to get both your flu and COVID-19 vaccines soon.
Respiratory illness season is approaching. Vaccines can help protect from flu, RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus), COVID-19, and pneumococcal pneumonia. These vaccines are available free of charge to Veterans receiving care at VA.
Recently named as one of TIME100’s Most Influential People in Health of 2024, Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly conducts research into Long COVID.
Now that the national emergency declaration has ended, VA will no longer delay claims due to COVID-19 concerns.
A report addendum describes VA’s efforts to combat COVID-19 while providing ongoing care for Veterans from April 2022 through July 2022.
A COVID-19 report emphasizes Veteran health care support after the public health emergency.
For the first time in nearly three years (due to the global COVID-19 pandemic), the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans (ACMV) was able to meet in person.
Three years after South Texas VA received its first COVID-19 pandemic patient, the staff continues to care for Veterans in the new normal.
Addendum to report describes VA’s efforts to combat COVID-19 while providing ongoing care for Veterans from August 2021 through March 2022.