Veterans win big in COVID-19 vaccination lottery
Getting their COVID-19 vaccinations at VA helped 11 Veterans in Washington state become winners in the state’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery.
You Asked, We Answered: What should I know about COVID-19 and vaccines if I’m pregnant?
Can I get a COVID-19 vaccine if I’m pregnant or have recently been pregnant? Find answers to this and other COVID-related questions.
Veterans can receive Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster
VA is offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster to Veterans. Only people who received the Pfizer vaccine can receive a Pfizer booster.
Resilient team cares for Veterans during COVID-19 pandemic
A resilient team of workers from across the VA Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19) made a difference in Veterans’ battles against COVID-19
You Asked, We Answered: What should I know about additional COVID-19 vaccine doses?
What should I know about additional COVID-19 vaccine doses? You asked, we answered this and other COVID-related questions.
How to get your COVID-19 vaccine records online
Find out how to get a copy of your VA COVID-19 vaccine records online.
COVID-19 testing: VA studying 3D-printed nasal swabs to guard against future declines in traditional swabs
VA researchers are studying the safety and effectiveness of 3D-printed nasal swabs, in case of another urgent nationwide need to test patients for COVID-19 or other infectious diseases.
Rocky Mountain Network leaders describe a year of COVID-19 decisions
VA’s Rocky Mountain Network leaders share what they learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and describe the way forward.
Nearly every death from COVID-19 is preventable: SecVA
Nearly every COVID-19 death in the Veteran community and U.S. as a whole is entirely preventable through getting a vaccine, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said July 31 at the DAV National Convention in Tampa.
Questions about COVID-19 vaccine, “You Asked, We Answered”
We’ve received questions from Veterans, family members and caregivers about COVID-19 vaccines. Here's a compilation of our answers.
Life after COVID-19: Veteran “thankful to be alive”
Robert Shaw, Marine Corps and Vietnam Veteran, thought he had a sinus infection. It was COVID-19. “His temperature was 102°. We immediately drove to the Montgomery VA Emergency Room.”
New VA tool uses artificial intelligence to predict COVID-19 patient mortality
Now, in what Strebel calls the “most significant” work in his seven-year VA career, he’s developed a tool that uses artificial intelligence to calculate the risk of a COVID-19 patient dying within 120 days of diagnosis. The hope is that clinicians can use those predictions to improve the treatment of their patients.
