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Ten people watching jumbo tele-conference screen at tele-townhall

San Antonio VA flu tele-townhall

Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 9:50 amOctober 26, 2020 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

Over 10,000 random Veterans received an invite via telephone to participate in a tele-townhall designed to …

Health provider giving a woman a flu vaccine

Fighting flu together: Get an immunization!

Posted on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 9:50 amSeptember 8, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Health, Inside Veterans Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 342k views

Last flu season, more than 27,000 Veterans came to VA hospitals with the flu. In addition, over 4,600 …

Picture of flu shot sticker.

Walk-in flu clinic protects Veterans, employees, against seasonal influenza virus

Posted on Sunday, September 22, 2019 1:00 pmSeptember 21, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 3k views

Veterans across the country who can’t make it to a VA facility for the flu shot can visit a Walgreens for …

A nurse prepares a lady’s arm for a flu immunization injection during flu season

VA is ready for the 2019-2020 flu season

Posted on Friday, September 20, 2019 10:00 amSeptember 21, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 7k views

Free flu shots will be available at all VA Medical Centers and Community Based Outpatient Clinics. And at …

Veterans: Here’s how to avoid getting the flu

Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 10:03 amFebruary 27, 2018 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health by Tom Cramer 224 views

Want to avoid the flu? Dr. Jane Kim, VA's Chief Consultant for Preventive Medicine, shares some quick …