No-cost flu shots available for enrolled Veterans

Free flu shots are available at all VA Northern California Health Care System locations. Flu shots can prevent or reduce flu symptoms.

Why should I get a flu shot?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is especially important for all of us to do our part to help reduce the spread of the flu in our communities. A flu shot is a safe way to help protect yourself and those around you from getting sick and having complications from flu. You should get an updated flu shot every year. The flu shot neither prevents nor causes COVID-19. As a reminder, the flu shot cannot cause a flu-illness, and the vaccine we use does not contain any live virus. Visit the VHA Public Health website for more information.

Routine vaccination prevents illnesses that lead to unnecessary medical visits and hospitalizations.

If you have already received the COVID-19 and/or flu vaccine outside of the VA, provide your nurse with the documentation (date/location), so your records will be updated.

Where can enrolled Veterans get a no-cost flu shot from VA Northern California Health Care System?

During scheduled appointments

Enrolled Veterans can request a flu shot during most scheduled appointments. Ask the provider or clerk about flu shots when scheduling an appointment.

For added convenience, you can also request the vaccine during an upcoming primary care appointment. Please make sure to bring your CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card to your appointment! This is particularly important if your initial series was given outside of VA.

To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-382-8387, press 2 and then option 3, or stay on the line to schedule an appointment. The call center is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., excluding federal holidays, Monday through Friday.
Veterans enrolled in VA health care can also request an appointment by sending a Secure Message to “COVID VACCINE SCHEDULING – NCHCS” in My HealtheVet.

During walk-in flu clinics