All Colorado veterans enrolled in VA coverage now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

AURORA, Colo. (KRDO) -- The VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System expanded COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to include all enrolled Veterans, regardless of age or health conditions.

Currently, more than 130,000 Colorado Veterans are enrolled in VA ECHCS. With the update, they are all eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Vaccines are offered by appointment only and can be made at seven care sites across Colorado, including Colorado Springs, Alamosa, La Junta, and Pueblo.

However, for March 28 only, Veterans can walk in without an appointment at the Aurora location at 14280 E. Jewell Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, 80012. It's the Social Security Administration building in Aurora.

"We’re just trying to get as many vaccines to our veterans as possible," said Dustin Senger, deputy public affairs officer for the VA Eastern CO Healthcare System. "We do have the supply to try our first ever walk in clinic."

That vaccine clinic will be on a first come first serve basis, doors open at 7:30 a.m.

If the wait is too long or walk-in slots run out, it's not necessarily a wasted road trip. Veterans can go ahead and schedule a shot for a different day.

"We really just encourage veterans to go to the first appointment that they’re offered and one that they’re able to get to," said Senger. "It’s difficult for us to say exactly what vaccine will be available on any given day."

Veterans who receive vaccines requiring a second dose will be assigned a follow-up appointment before leaving the clinic.

To make an appointment, click here.

Alternatively, Veterans can make an appointment in person during their next VA visit or by phone at 888-336-8262.