Covid-19 Vaccine coming to Western North Carolina - Charles George VA Medical Center - Asheville, NC
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Charles George VA Medical Center - Asheville, NC

 

Covid-19 Vaccine coming to Western North Carolina

December 17, 2020

The Charles George VA Medical Center (part of the Western North Carolina VA Health Care System) has plans to roll out vaccine administration to front-line VA health care workers and Veterans residing in the CGVAMC community living center once the vaccine arrives. Health care workers will be among the first because they are at high risk for contracting and spreading COVID-19 to other staff members and patients.

Their health is critical to ensuring the continued care of Veterans. As vaccine supplies increase, additional Veterans will receive vaccinations based on factors such as age, existing health problems and other considerations which increase the risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19.

VA anticipates a limited vaccine supply immediately after FDA’s approval, but expects more supplies to be available in short order.

Only individuals enrolled in health care at the facility will be eligible for the vaccine.

There is no pre-registration for Veterans, and no need to call clinics to be put on a list. As we learn more information, it will be communicated to Veterans.

To get routinely updated COVID-19 information, including updates on when the vaccine will be available to all Veterans, visit http://www.asheville.va.gov/.

COVID-19 Vaccine

 VEText Mobile Check-in, visit the VA website at:

Please follow our Facebook page at @AshevilleVAMC for the latest updates.

About the WNC VA Health Care System

The Western North Carolina VA Health Care System is comprised of Charles George VA Medical Center and Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Rutherford County, Hickory and Franklin, N.C. Charles George VA Medical Center is a Joint Commission accredited, tertiary referral, 1C facility that provides the full spectrum of health services to more than 47,000 Veterans residing in a 23-county area of Western North Carolina. The Medical Center has 119 authorized acute care beds (including a 16-bed inpatient psychiatric unit) with two state-of-the-art Intensive Care Units, 120 authorized Community Living Center beds, and 18 authorized Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program beds.

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