{"id":21420,"date":"2021-05-10T17:28:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T17:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/10\/veterans-spouses-can-now-get-walk-in-appointments-for-coronavirus-vaccines-at-va-medical-centers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:59:16","slug":"veterans-spouses-can-now-get-walk-in-appointments-for-coronavirus-vaccines-at-va-medical-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2021\/05\/10\/veterans-spouses-can-now-get-walk-in-appointments-for-coronavirus-vaccines-at-va-medical-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans, spouses can now get walk-in appointments for coronavirus vaccines at VA medical centers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2021\/05\/04\/va-opens-new-rapid-retraining-program-for-thousands-of-vets-who-lost-jobs-due-to-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans Affairs <\/a>medical centers across America are now offering walk-in appointments for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\">coronavirus vaccines<\/a> for all veterans, their spouses and their caregivers, officials announced on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2021\/05\/06\/skeptics-question-va-promise-to-increase-diversity-in-senior-management\/\" target=\"_blank\">VA leaders<\/a> near 3 million vaccinations for veterans and federal employees over the last five months, but also amid a slowdown in demand among many Americans for the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of all U.S. adults have received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, according to federal health experts. 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The change was made as more doses have been made available to the department and more offices have returned to normal operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVA encourages those who wish to get their COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment to check the walk-in hours and requirements at their local facility,\u201d acting VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Richard Stone said in a statement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIndividuals taking advantage of walk-in vaccinations may need to wait for the vaccine to be prepared and will be screened when entering the facility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials have said that as many as 31 million Americans are eligible to receive vaccines through the department, but many of those individuals have other options for vaccinations such as state-run mass vaccination sites and personal physicians. The department does not track veterans who receive the vaccine outside the VA system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 257,000 VA patients and employees have contracted coronavirus since the start of the American pandemic in March 2020. As of Monday morning, 11,874 patients and 140 VA staffers have died from complications related to the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2021\/05\/07\/jobs-market-for-veterans-remains-flat-as-pandemic-restrictions-linger\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21126765748364.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Jobs market for veterans remains flat as pandemic restrictions 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