Veterans eligible for community care can use VA Online Scheduling (VAOS) to request routine appointments (e.g., initial primary care appointment, nutrition, routine podiatry, optometry and audiology – hearing tests) with an in-network community provider.
Nearly every death from COVID-19 is preventable: SecVA | VAntage Point
With COVID-19 cases rising with the Delta variant, McDonough said 99% of those dying from COVID-19 right now are unvaccinated.
VA recently mandated the COVID-19 vaccine for Title 38 VA health care employees. This includes physicians, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, registered nurses, physician assistants, expanded-function dental auxiliaries and chiropractors. Anyone who works in Veterans Health Administration facilities, visits VHA facilities or provides direct care to those VA serves has eight weeks to get vaccinated.
To learn about COVID-19 vaccines at VA, visit https://www.va.gov/health-care/covid-19-vaccine/.