Flu, pneumonia shots available for veterans

Veterans can get flu and pneumonia shots at Veterans Administration clinic in southeast sites. [Pixabay.com]

The Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System will have influenza and pneumonia vaccines available for veterans receiving VA care at all GCVHCS facilities.

Influenza vaccines are available at the following times through GCVHCS primary care walk-in flu clinics, Monday through Friday:

•Eglin Air Force Base VA Clinic: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

•Joint Ambulatory Care Center, Pensacola: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

•Biloxi VA Medical Center: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

•Mobile VA Clinic: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

•Panama City Beach VA Clinic: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Both vaccines are available in all primary, specialty and behavioral health care areas through scheduled appointments.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Flu, pneumonia shots available for veterans