by Christian Southards | Jan 4, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that it had issued at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to over 50,000 health care workers and 5,000 long-term care patients since Dec. 14 at 165 sites, including eight in California. However, the VA has yet to...
by Christian Southards | Dec 30, 2020
The California governor’s office on Wednesday said it would now consider 501(c)19 veteran service organizations for its COVID-19 relief program after the American Legion’s Department of California inquired as to why this wasn’t previously the case....
by Christian Southards | Dec 22, 2020
The VA announced Monday that it will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines at 128 more locations throughout the United States, including six more locations in California. Early last week, the VA had outlined an initial plan to deploy vaccine supplies to 37 locations...
by Christian Southards | Dec 18, 2020
The VA announced this morning that more than 1,000 employees have volunteered for additional duties to assist in COVID-19 surges in 49 states, including California. The volunteer efforts are authorized under the VA’s Disaster Emergency Personnel System (DEMPS)...
by Christian Southards | Dec 15, 2020
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a national distribution plan for its allotment of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. The Greater Los Angeles and Palo Alto VA Health Care Systems will be among the first 37 VA centers to receive the vaccine created by...
