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LAST CALL FOR COVID-19 BOOSTERS & PRIMARY DOSES
Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123 MANILA VA OUTPATIENT CLINIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS January 27, 2022 LAST CALL FOR COVID-19 BOOSTERS & PRIMARY DOSES Back in November, VA Manila Outpatient Clinic began providing COVID-19 booster doses to eligible Veterans. We have had a very positive response from our Veteran community and have administered nearly…
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Health Alert: Quarantine Update, July 16-31, 2021
United States Embassy Manila, Philippines United States Consular Agency Cebu, Philippines July 16, 2021 Health Alert: Quarantine Update, July 16-31, 2021 Below are the current quarantine classifications according to the Philippine government: Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) through July 31, 2021 Luzon – Region III: Bataan Mindanao – Region X: Cagayan de Oro City; Region…
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COVID-19 VACCINATIONS UPDATES – 04/16/2021
Manila VA Clinic COVID-19 vaccinations:Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123 VA MANILA OUTPATIENT CLINIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS April 16, 2021 COVID-19 VACCINATIONS UPDATES: I am pleased to share with the Veteran community in the Philippines that VA Manila has been allocated its initial supply of COVID-19 vaccine. This has been a tremendous undertaking and…
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Manila VA Clinic COVID-19 Vaccinations
U.S. Veterans currently receiving healthcare benefits from the VA Manila Outpatient Clinic will continue to receive e-mail updates about COVID-19 vaccinations directly from the VA Clinic. The VA Manila Outpatient Clinic expects to receive its initial shipment of COVID-19 vaccines in late April or early May 2021. Veterans will be contacted to schedule vaccination appointments…
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SAVE LIVES Act allows VA to soon provide COVID-19 vaccinations to all Veterans, their spouses and caregivers
SAVE LIVES Act allows VA to soon provide COVID-19 vaccinations to all Veterans, their spouses and caregivers 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. …
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VA is Developing Plan to Vaccinate all Veterans globally
Dear Veteran Community of the Philippines, The VA has been working with the State Department and CDC in Washington DC to develop a plan of vaccinating all Veterans globally. There are several bills going through congress to allow for Veterans who are not enrolled in a VA facility as well as their family members and…
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US veterans in the Philippines in coronavirus vaccine limbo
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. A group of U.S. military veterans in the Philippines say they’ve been left in limbo by the Department of Veterans Affairs, which will only…
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Aging veterans at state homes ‘left behind’ during pandemic, VVA report finds
Aging, ill and disabled veterans living at state homes across the country were “left behind” during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent report, and now more than 1,000 have died. At least 1,011 residents of state veterans’ homes across the country died from complications of the coronavirus as of July 17, according to a…
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Leave No Veteran Behind…the Mission Continues America’s Aging Veteran Population and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Vietnam Veterans of America is proud to announce the release our report, America’s Aging Veteran Population and the COVID-19 Pandemic, the findings of our five-month-long investigation into the circumstances contributing to the over 1,010 fatalities in 47 State Veterans Homes,”said VVA National President John Rowan. You can read and share the report by clicking the…
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Global Level 4 Health Advisory – Do Not Travel July 27, 2020
The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. In countries where commercial departure options remain available, U.S. citizens who live in the United States should arrange for immediate return to the United States, unless they are prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period. …
