The VA began administering COVID-19 vaccinations this week to frontline health care employees and Veterans residing in long-term care Community Living and Spinal Cord Injury and Disorder Centers at 37 VA medical centers across the country. Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System is not among these initial sites.
CAVHS is anticipating receiving an initial shipment of the vaccine in the near future and will make an announcement at that time. This initial round will be administered to frontline health care workers and Veterans residing in our long-term Community Living Center, who are among the most vulnerable to the virus’ effects.
CAVHS clinical care teams will reach out to enrolled Veterans when more doses are available to begin scheduling appointments to administer vaccines. VA announced yesterday publication of its dynamic VA COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan.
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.
