Update: veteran covid-19 and influenza vaccinations | va roseburg health care | veterans affairs

Roseburg , OR — Roseburg VA Health Care System (RVAHCS) encourages eligible Veterans to get their influenza and COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccinations through one of the following options:

1) NEW EUGENE HCC LOBBY WALK-IN CLINICS FOR ENROLLED VETERANS, NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED. * Saturdays, October 22 and October 29, from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm * Mondays – Thursdays beginning October

24, from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm      NEW Roseburg VAMC – Drive-thru Clinic for enrolled Veterans, Building 1 Canopy – no      appointment needed. * Tuesday, November 1, and Wednesday, November 2,

from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm * Saturday, November 5, from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm 2) RVAHCS (ALL SITES) during a scheduled Primary Care APPOINTMENT. 3) ACCESS IN THE COMMUNITY: Ensure necessary billing

information is printed out or available on a mobile device to ensure the non-VA flu shot provider has the information needed to submit the claim properly. RVAHCS sites are located in

Regions 4 and 5: Optum and TriWest Billing Information (va.gov). The updated COVID-19 bivalent boosters protect against both the original virus strain and the Omicron variant. An updated

booster will protect you even more against COVID-19. More information about COVID-19 booster vaccines can be found here: COVID-19 Booster Shots | Veterans Affairs (va.gov). Eligible Veterans

are encouraged to get both their flu vaccine and COVID-19 booster at the same appointment. For any questions, ask your healthcare provider. VACCINES OFFERED AT RVAHCS TO ALL ELIGIBLE

VETERANS: INFLUENZA: * FLUAD: recommended for Veterans 65 YEARS AND OLDER * AFLURIA: recommended for Veterans UNDER 65 YEARS OLD COVID-19: * MODERNA bivalent booster, eligible after a 

minimum of two months from previously receiving a monovalent primary series or booster * MODERNA monovalent primary series