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WASHINGTON — The U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today publication of its
dynamic VA COVID-19
Vaccine Distribution Plan, being executed at 37 sites
across the country.
VA began vaccinating Veterans and frontline employees this week,
following the Food and Drug
Administration’s Dec. 11 decision to issue an Emergency Use
Authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.
The distribution plan addresses vaccinations for Veterans, staff and
other federal partners including a prioritization framework for identifying the
population(s) at highest risk to receive the vaccine. The plan will be updated
over the next two weeks to reflect final recommendations and specifications
from FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on COVID-19
vaccines authorized through FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization process — and
will continue be updated as FDA approves new vaccines.
“VA employees have provided life-saving COVID-19 care to thousands
upon thousands of people, and the department continues to play a crucial role
in the nation’s response to the pandemic,” said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie.
“Dedicated professionals across many fields contributed to this plan, which
will ensure a safe, evidence-based and equity-focused vaccine rollout for VA
frontline workers and Veterans.”
The plan covers vaccine distribution in the United States, Puerto
Rico, and U.S. territories where VA provides health care to Veterans, as well
as vaccine safety monitoring and vaccine reporting as required by the CDC and
Operation Warp Speed.
Veterans seeking additional information should visit the VA
Coronavirus Vaccine FAQs webpage, contact their care team or visit
their facility website.
VA
releases COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, vaccinations began this week
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