COVID-19 vaccines and policies


COVID-19 vaccines and policies

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Here's what you need to know about our COVID-19 policies and vaccines.


As of Oct. 23, 2024, our current COVID-19 guidelines are as follows:


1. Masking continues to be required in these high-risk patient care settings:


2. Masking continues to be required for Veterans or visitors with a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection or other viral respiratory infection such as flu


3. Masking is highly recommended in the waiting areas for the following clinics:


We are offering COVID-19 vaccines to all Veterans. At TVHS, we have the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine . Please call to schedule an appointment for your vaccine. 


To get the latest updates and sign up to stay informed about COVID-19 vaccines, visit our vaccine information page. 


First, please make sure you've called and scheduled an appointment for your COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine clinic is located in Firm C, room G33 at the Alvin C. York campus in Murfreesboro


and is open 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday. In Nashville, the vaccine clinic is at Pod C and is open 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday - Friday.


If you'd like to receive your COVID-19 vaccine at another TVHS facility, please call us at .


The bivalent Moderna COVID-19 booster shots - also being called the updated booster - is a newer formula designed to give you protection against newer COVID-19 strains like delta and


omicron.


Yes. COVID-19 vaccines are working well to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death. However, public health experts are starting to see reduced protection, especially among certain


populations, against mild and moderate disease. 


It depends on age and immune status if additional doses are indicated. See the latest updates at the COVID-19 Vaccines At VA | Veterans Affairs