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Health Services

COVID-19 Vaccine

The CDC recommends everyone ages 6 months and older should get a 2024-2024 COVID-19 Vaccine to protect from severe disease, hospitalization and death.

FDA-approved or authorized COVID-19 vaccines are currently available to all U.S. Citizens and residents. Visit the CDC website for more information.

Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is especially important if you are 65 or older, at high risk for severe COVID-19, have never received a COCID-19 vaccine, live in a long-term care facility, you are pregnant or may become pregnant in the future or if you are breastfeeding. Please visit https://www.CDC.gov/covid/risk-factors for list of severe illness high risk health conditions.

Fort Carson and Evans Army Community Hospital are currently providing COVID-19 vaccine appointments to TRICARE beneficiaries. To book an appointment, please call the Colorado Military Healthy System Access to Care Line at 719-526-2273 or use the MHS Genesis Patient Portal. **

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported-ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Symptoms may include but are not limited to:

  • Fever or chills
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • Fatigue
  • Muscle or body aches
  • Headache
  • Sore throat
  • Congestion or runny nose
  • New loss of taste or smell
  • Nausea with or without vomiting
  • Diarrhea

Concerns about the vaccine?

Speak with a Vaccine Expert. You may contact the DHA-Immunization Healthcare Support Center at 877-GET-VACC (877-438-8222) option 1, or Defense Switched Network (DSN) at 761-4245. You may also visit their webpage at Immunization Healthcare Division | Health.mil if you have questions about the vaccines or about an adverse event following the vaccination.

Questions? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page at: Health.mil/COVIDVaccineToolkit.

Visit the CDC Website for up-to-date COVID-19 information: https://www.cdc.gov/covid/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html.

 

**Vaccines for all ages groups may not be always available, please contact your clinic for information about available COVID-19 vaccines and appointments.

Don't forget to keep your family's information up to date in DEERS!