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VA Releases Priority List for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
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High-risk Department of Veterans Affairs health workers, older veterans and minorities will be the first to be offered a COVID-19 vaccine through VA, department officials announced Tuesday.
VA will consider a patient or staff member's risk of becoming infected with the virus or likelihood of spreading the illness, along with the "risk of harm to society if essential workers are unable to work," in allocating its supply of a COVID-19 vaccine, the first of which is expected to receive emergency approval by Food and Drug Administration this week.
According to an information sheet published Tuesday on the VA's webcovidsite, essential health care workers -- those in direct contact with patient care -- at VA will receive the vaccine first.
VA will consider a patient or staff member's risk of becoming infected with the virus or likelihood of spreading the illness, along with the "risk of harm to society if essential workers are unable to work," in allocating its supply of a COVID-19 vaccine, the first of which is expected to receive emergency approval by Food and Drug Administration this week.
According to an information sheet published Tuesday on the VA's webcovidsite, essential health care workers -- those in direct contact with patient care -- at VA will receive the vaccine first.
VA Releases Priority List for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
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High-risk Department of Veterans Affairs health workers, older veterans and minorities will be the first to be offered a COVID-19 vaccine through VA, department officials announced Tuesday.
VA will consider a patient or staff member's risk of becoming infected with the virus or likelihood of spreading the illness, along with the "risk of harm to society if essential workers are unable to work," in allocating its supply of a COVID-19 vaccine, the first of which is expected to receive emergency approval by Food and Drug Administration this week.
Background from https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USVHA/2020/12/08/file_attachments/1620107/3_VeteranFAQs_Chapter3_COVID-19VaccineAwareness_120220_Approved%20and%20Final.pdf
13. What criteria will VA use to decide which Veterans get the COVID-19 vaccine
first?
While we have a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines, we’ll offer vaccines to Veterans based on their risk. In addition to the risk of getting infection, risk of passing infection to others, and the risk to society if someone is unable to work, we’ll consider factors that may influence the risk of severe disease, including:
• Age. The risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19 increases with age.
• Race and ethnicity. Data shows that some groups of people have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. These include Black, Hispanic, and Native American communities.
• Existing health problems. People with certain health problems (like cancer, diabetes, or heart disease) have a higher risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19.
• Other factors that raise risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19, such as living in a nursing home or other group living facility.
Since I have heart disease and diabetes, I expect that I will be vaccinated before early next year. I have a group of Cardiology appointments at Martinsburg, WV VAMC on December 29, 2020. I intend to inquire on that day
FYI MSgt David Hoffman SPC Diana D. PO3 Phyllis Maynard SMSgt David A Asbury SSG Franklin Briant SSG Stephen Rogerson MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. PFC Rick Schuetz SPC Nancy Greene SPC Matthew Lamb SGT Steve McFarland Col Carl Whicker LTC (Join to see) LTC Wayne Brandon SFC Don Vance SFC Chuck Martinez SFC William Farrell
High-risk Department of Veterans Affairs health workers, older veterans and minorities will be the first to be offered a COVID-19 vaccine through VA, department officials announced Tuesday.
VA will consider a patient or staff member's risk of becoming infected with the virus or likelihood of spreading the illness, along with the "risk of harm to society if essential workers are unable to work," in allocating its supply of a COVID-19 vaccine, the first of which is expected to receive emergency approval by Food and Drug Administration this week.
Background from https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USVHA/2020/12/08/file_attachments/1620107/3_VeteranFAQs_Chapter3_COVID-19VaccineAwareness_120220_Approved%20and%20Final.pdf
13. What criteria will VA use to decide which Veterans get the COVID-19 vaccine
first?
While we have a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines, we’ll offer vaccines to Veterans based on their risk. In addition to the risk of getting infection, risk of passing infection to others, and the risk to society if someone is unable to work, we’ll consider factors that may influence the risk of severe disease, including:
• Age. The risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19 increases with age.
• Race and ethnicity. Data shows that some groups of people have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. These include Black, Hispanic, and Native American communities.
• Existing health problems. People with certain health problems (like cancer, diabetes, or heart disease) have a higher risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19.
• Other factors that raise risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19, such as living in a nursing home or other group living facility.
Since I have heart disease and diabetes, I expect that I will be vaccinated before early next year. I have a group of Cardiology appointments at Martinsburg, WV VAMC on December 29, 2020. I intend to inquire on that day
FYI MSgt David Hoffman SPC Diana D. PO3 Phyllis Maynard SMSgt David A Asbury SSG Franklin Briant SSG Stephen Rogerson MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. PFC Rick Schuetz SPC Nancy Greene SPC Matthew Lamb SGT Steve McFarland Col Carl Whicker LTC (Join to see) LTC Wayne Brandon SFC Don Vance SFC Chuck Martinez SFC William Farrell
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