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Dear Veteran:

Each year, there are hundreds of veterans that will spend their holidays at one of three medical centers throughout the VA Maryland Health Care System.

Thank you to those who participated in our biannual Women Veterans Virtual Public Forum on October 12, 2022. We appreciate your input as we strive to continually improve the care and services we provide.

VA now offers a new patient check-in application with two options: pre-check-in and mobile check-in for your health care appointments.

Veterans enrolled with the VA Maryland Health Care System have several options to receive a free flu shot.

The VA Maryland Health Care System invites women who served in the military to participate virtually in our next biannual public forum designed to continually improve the care we provide to women Veterans.

The VA Maryland Health Care System and community retail pharmacies are offering the updated COVID-19 booster vaccines, also called bivalent vaccines.

Dr. Julia Terhune has joined the clinical team at the VA Maryland Health Care System as a dedicated breast surgeon.

On August 31, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters that protect both against the original virus strain and the Omicron variant. The updated boosters will be delivered to VHA facilities as early as next week.

On May 7, 2022, the world was alerted to a confirmed case of monkeypox in the United Kingdom. Since then, the virus has spread to many countries including the United States, and the World Health Organization has declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.