VA now offering second booster

IRON MOUNTAIN — Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center will offer the Covid-19 second booster dose to employees, eligible veterans and caregivers 50 years of age and older. 
The booster is given at least four months after receipt of a first booster dose of any authorized or approved Covid-19 vaccine. 
A second booster dose of the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine may be administered to individuals 18 years of age and older who are moderately or severely immunocompromised at least four months after the first booster dose of any authorized or approved Covid-19 vaccine. 
Iron Mountain VA will issue all Covid-19 vaccines to veterans on a walk-in basis from 10-11 a.m. every weekday, or during scheduled times at any of its community-based outpatient clinics. 
Eligible veterans or caregivers should call their local clinic or the main facility at 906-774-3300 (extension 33115) for Covid-19 vaccine clinic information.
“OGJVAMC remains deeply dedicated to the safety of our employees and veterans,” said VA spokesperson John Jamison in a news release. “Thank you for your continued support and cooperation as we work together to end this pandemic and keep our veterans safe.”