The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center will be offering the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine to unvaccinated Veterans, employees, spouses of Veterans, caregivers, and CHAMPVA recipients.
To receive the Novavax vaccine, individuals must not have received any other COVID-19 vaccines to date.
The vaccine can be received from 7 a.m. to noon on Mondays and Wednesdays only from Monday, Sept. 19th through Wednesday Sept. 28th.
Vaccines will be administered on a walk-in basis in the medical center’s Patient Education Classroom A, Room 022-26. Those wanting the vaccine should first check in with Primary Care staff on the ground floor of Bldg. 29.
Vaccinations after the 28th pending availability.
The facility also offers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for both initial vaccination and boosters.
Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine is the first “protein subunit” COVID-19 vaccine available for use in the U.S. With this COVID-19 vaccine, the spike protein itself is injected into the body to induce an immune response. This type of vaccine has been used in the U.S for more than 30 years and is the same type of vaccine as some of our current shingles and flu vaccines.
Those with questions about the local process to receive the Novavax vaccine should call 316-685-2221, ext. 55760. For more information about Novavax, visit https://www.novavaxcovidvaccine.com/.
