Navy clinics offering flu vaccines for Tricare members

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By Kate Wiltrout
The Virginian-Pilot
© September 28, 2011

Military dependents and retirees covered by Tricare can now obtain flu vaccinations at Navy clinics across Hampton Roads.

Clinics accept walk-ins during the following times:

Portsmouth Naval Medical Center: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday

Boone Health Clinic, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek: 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Wednesday; 7:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Friday.

Oceana Health Clinic, Oceana Naval Air Station: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday; 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday.

Sewells Point Clinic, Norfolk Naval Station: 8 a.m.-11 a.m. and noon-2 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Friday.

Northwest Clinic, Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex: 7 a.m.-11 a.m. and 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Yorktown Clinic, Yorktown Naval Weapons Station: 8 a.m.-11 a.m. and noon-2:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-noon Friday.

Most clinics also will have special Saturday hours for flu vaccinations in coming weeks.

Oceana’s clinic will be open Oct. 1 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Boone Clinic and Oceana will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Oct. 15. Yorktown will offer vaccinations Oct. 22 from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Portsmouth Naval’s immunization clinic will be open Oct. 29 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Those covered by Tricare Prime can schedule appointments for vaccinations at the Virginia Beach and Chesapeake clinics by calling (866) 645-4584.

Another option is to get a flu vaccination from a Tricare-authorized provider. Ask before you get the shot whether Tricare is accepted. If not, call (877) TRICARE to find an authorized provider.

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tricare

Submitted by varose41 on Sat, 10/01/2011 at 10:38 pm.

We pay tax, as for tricare it is not free it come out of my husband pay check. We not get any thing free. My husband has put many of years into the Navy, and we pay our taxes like everyone else!

Chesapeke Tri Care

Submitted by Mark Burns on Tue, 09/27/2011 at 6:39 am.

is not listed, why?

since the medical carefor these people

Submitted by Charles Rhodes on Mon, 09/26/2011 at 8:29 pm.

is provided by the taxpayer they should be required to have all vaccinations unless there is a documented medical reason not to.

As the spouse of a 21 year

Submitted by carrien77332 on Tue, 09/27/2011 at 10:37 pm.

As the spouse of a 21 year Veteran, I will take any shot they offer me if you'd like to add in birth control for every female of child bearing age on Medicaid. Give me a break - you act as those us TAXPAYERS are burdening you TAXPAYERS with the plague.

You are so misinformed

Submitted by G8RFN on Tue, 09/27/2011 at 8:06 am.

I'm a retiree, I pay monthly fees for my TRICARE, Dental and other types of medical insurance. I also pay taxes. Why do you have such an ill for our military folks? Just curious.

Dear Mister Rhodes

Submitted by Makarov 918 on Tue, 09/27/2011 at 7:00 am.

"These people" ARE taxpayers.

Thank you

Submitted by Mark Burns on Tue, 09/27/2011 at 6:39 am.

Thank you

"should be required to have"

Submitted by keithb64840 on Mon, 09/26/2011 at 8:36 pm.

Does that also apply to the HPV shot for teenage girls receiving military dependent medical care or Medicaid also?

Yes

Submitted by Charles Rhodes on Mon, 09/26/2011 at 9:00 pm.

I have no problem with that. Why wouldn't a parent wish to protect their child from a disease that could kill? I'm not saying the girl will be promiscuous, but do we really know where her future husband may have found comfort? Having worked in a medical field where I saw the damage that HPV causes I find it incomprehensible that parents would use silly illogic not to protect their children. Here we have a chance to destroy a disease that has killed far too many yet we play silly little games, not with our own lives, with our childrens' lives.