“WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed the SAVE LIVES Act into law today, expanding VA’s legal authority to provide COVID-19 vaccines to all Veterans, regardless of their VA health care enrollment status, as well as Veteran spouses, caregivers and some beneficiaries.
“The SAVE LIVES Act removed some of the legal limits on the medical care VA can provide to Veterans, based on health care eligibility and priority groups.
“The expanded authority depends on readily available COVID-19 vaccine supply and requires VA to continue to prioritize vaccinations and healthcare delivery for our nation’s Veterans enrolled in VA care.”
[Read the full press release from the VA]
This is great news! For those who are interested in getting the vaccine from the VA but previously did not qualify, please understand that it will take some time for this to roll out to our local clinic, and definitely depends on the supply received. You can contact our local CBOC to inquire about availability. Or visit this link to sign up and stay informed for when YOU can get the vaccine, and the VA will contact you directly.
