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New VA Initiative Expands COVID-19 Vaccinations to All U.S. Veterans

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American flags flutter in front of VHSO Medical Center in Fayetteville.

Many millions more U.S. veterans, including those not presently enrolled in VA health benefits, will be able to access no-cost COVID-19 vaccinations administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, under the new Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize all Veterans and Every Spouse Act, or SAVE LIVES ActKelvin Parks, medical director of the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville, explains how the new law will work. 

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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