VA offers flu shots at drive through and walk in clinics beginning September 16
PRESS RELEASE
September 11, 2024
Iron Mountain , MI — Beginning mid-September, flu vaccines are available at no-cost to eligible Veterans though VA medical centers and community-based outpatient clinics, as well as in-network community providers, retail pharmacies and urgent care walk-in locations.
The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center will offer drive through or walk-in vaccine clinics at all locations starting September 16. Iron Mountain VA Medical Center will host drive through clinics in their front parking lot Monday through Friday, September 23 to October 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. A walk-in clinic in the primary care waiting room will be held the following week, Monday, October 7 to Friday, October 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. No appointment is necessary to receive the vaccine.
Drive through or walk-in clinics will be held in community-based outpatient clinics. Again, no appointment is necessary to receive the vaccine.
- Rhinelander CBOC – Monday, September 16 and Tuesday, September 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. CST
- Sault Ste. Marie CBOC – Monday, September 16 and Wednesday, September 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
- Ironwood CBOC – Wednesday, September 18 and Wednesday, September 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. CST
- Menominee CBOC – Thursday, September 19 and Friday, September 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. CST
- Gladstone CBOC – Thursday, September 19 and Friday, September 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
- Hancock CBOC – Monday, September 23 and Tuesday, September 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST
- Manistique CBOC – Monday, September 23 and Tuesday, September 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
- Marquette CBOC – Thursday, September 26 and Friday, September 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
Veterans unable to attend any of the VA drive through or walk in clinics can receive a flu vaccine from their PACT team provider at a regularly scheduled appointment or they can go to a community provider. Visit www.va.gov/find-locations, enter your zip code, then click on community pharmacies to display options. Veterans should call ahead and confirm the community location offers no-cost flu shots to Veterans through this VA benefit and make sure to follow through with all documentation requirements.
To be eligible for a flu shot from a community provider, Veterans must be enrolled in VA health care and have received care from either a VA provider or a member of VA’s Community Care Network (CCN) within the past 24 months. To check eligibility, Veterans can call 800-MyVA411 (800-698-2411).
The 2024/25 COVID-19 vaccine (Spikevax) is expected soon. More details regarding the vaccine will be made available when doses are received.