VA centers can now give COVID-19 vaccines to all veterans, their spouses, caregivers - WAVY.com

WASHINGTON (WAVY/WIAT) — President Joe Biden signed the SAVE LIVES Act into law Wednesday, which will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all veterans, their spouses and caregivers.

“The SAVE LIVES Act increases the number of individuals who are eligible to get lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines from VA from 9.5 million to more than 33 million,” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said.

As of March 24, more than 1.5 million individuals have been fully vaccinated.

It is estimated that the VA will need to receive around 600,000 doses each week to fully vaccinate more than 9.5 million individuals.

The Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Hampton VAMC) began distributing the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine earlier this month.

Published On: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 02:25:09 GMT