BEAUMONT, Texas — Veterans over 50 and those who are frontline workers can get a COVID-19 vaccine during a walk-in clinic this weekend at the Beaumont VA Outpatient Clinic.
"Enrolled veterans" 50 and older can get a shot from 9 a.m. until supplies run out on Saturday, March 6, at the outpatient clinic at 3420 Veterans Circle in Beaumont according to a news release from the clinic.
In addition to 50-year-old and older veterans who get their healthcare from the VA, veterans of any age who are employed as front line workers are also eligible.
Frontline workers as defined by the CDC include...
- Firefighters
- Police officers
- Corrections officers
- Food and agricultural workers
- US Postal workers
- Manufacturing workers
- Grocery store workers
- Public transit workers
- Education sector (teachers, support staff, daycare workers)
Veterans who are essential workers must bring identification or documentation that they are employed as an essential workers as defined by the CDC according to the release.
Veterans who have questions about getting the vaccine at the clinic on Saturday may call (409) 981-8550.
From a Veteran's Administration news release...
Veterans 50 years and older who get their healthcare from the VA, can get a COVID-19 vaccine this Saturday, March 6th by walking in to our Beaumont VA clinic. No appointment is necessary.
Veteran patients of any age who are employed as essential frontline workers (as defined by the CDC) are also eligible to get the COVID vaccine at the VA Clinic in Beaumont this weekend. This includes firefighters, police officers, corrections officers, food and agricultural workers, US Postal workers, manufacturing workers, grocery store workers, public transit workers and those who work in the education sector (teachers and support staff members) as well as daycare workers. If Veterans fall in this category, they should come to the Beaumont Clinic this Saturday to get the vaccine. Veterans who are essential workers must bring identification or documentation that they are employed as an essential workers as defined by the CDC and we are happy to provide you with the vaccine.
“We are thrilled to bring the COVID vaccine out to our Veterans in the Beaumont area,” said Frank Vazquez, Medical Center Director of the Houston VA Medical Center.
Veterans who have questions about getting the vaccine at our Beaumont clinic this weekend, can call the clinic at 409-981-8550.