by Christian Southards | Feb 5, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced in a Feb. 2 press release that over 1M total doses of either the Pfizer-BioNtech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine had been administered to date. The VA says that for veterans, 44,000 had received a full vaccine while...
by caLegion Contributor | Feb 5, 2021
The American Legion February 03, 2021 As an influx of veterans seek the COVID-19 vaccine as it becomes available at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, many want clarity on when and where they will be able to get their vaccines. Under a plan developed by VA...
by Christian Southards | Feb 2, 2021
Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dat P. Tran issued a statement on Jan. 29 regarding the ongoing economic crisis as it pertains to veterans in the United States. Tran says, as a result of President Joe Biden’s recent executive orders, the Department of...
by Christian Southards | Jan 18, 2021
Some 81 percent of veterans living at the West Los Angeles CalVet home were given a COVID-19 vaccination last week, according to an internal California Department of Veterans Affairs email circulated Wednesday. The facility administered the vaccine between Jan. 9 and...
by Minority Health Institute and UCLA BRITE Center | Jan 14, 2021
Minority Health Institute and UCLA BRITE Center for Science, Research and Policy invite you to attend a virtual town hall with some of the nations’ premier COVID-19 experts and historically Black institution and organization leaders to address facts, fears and...
by Christian Southards | Jan 12, 2021
Former Tuskegee Airman and World War II veteran Capt. Theodore G. Lumpkin Jr. of Los Angeles passed away on Dec. 26, according to an announcement made by the Los Angeles City College on Jan. 8. Lumpkin was 100 years old at the time of his passing, only a few days...
