Immunizations
Starting October 11, NHC Annapolis will be hosting our annual Flu ShotEx. Please bring your completed Flu consent (DHA116) and review the Vaccine Information Sheet attached prior to arrival. The new Bivalent COVID-19 booster will also be available and may be received by filling out the attached COVID-19 consent form and bringing your COVID-19 vaccine card or record.
Who: ALL Active Duty and Midshipmen, Active Duty Family Members, and Tricare Beneficiaries not enrolled in Johns Hopkins Uniformed Service Plan. Please wear a mask and complete the screening and consent forms prior to arrival. Active Duty (non MIDN) will be given priority.
What: Annual Flu Vaccination Exercise
When and Where:
11-14 OCT 2022 from 0730 to 1500, Second Deck, Dahlgren Hall
19-21 OCT 2022 from 0730 to 1400 at OLD NEX for All Active Duty and All Beneficiaries
Why: To vaccinate Active Duty and eligible Tricare Beneficiaries prior to flu season. The seasonal influenza vaccination is mandatory for all AD members who are not medically or administratively exempt.
Flu vaccines are also provided by any TRICARE-authorized provider or through one of the network pharmacies that participates in the vaccination program at no cost. To find a participating pharmacy near you, visit http://www.express-scripts.com/TRICARE/pharmacy/ or call 1-877-363-1303. If you are being charged for the vaccine, please have the pharmacist contact Express Script at the number listed.
If Active Duty members attain the flu vaccine from non-military sources, they must bring or fax (410-293-3264) a copy of the paperwork to the immunization clinic so the vaccine can be entered into their military immunization records. Failure to bring in the records may lead to the service member receiving another flu vaccination to meet the Department of Defense requirement. Please go to our website for the latest updates about how to receive your seasonal influenza vaccination at https://annapolis.tricare.mil/Health-Services/Preventive-Care/Immunizations/Flu-Vaccine-Availability
You can schedule your COVID-19 vaccine here.
Vaccines are among the most important accomplishments in medicine. They have saved more lives around the world than any other medical invention, including antibiotics or surgery. Only clean water has saved more lives than vaccines. Disease threats are everywhere, throughout life – from birth, to daycare and school entry, to military recruit training, to adult life, to deployment, and into retirement. Diseases can spread person-to-person, through consuming contaminated food or water, from the bite of an infected mosquito, and other ways. Vaccines provide a safe and effective means of countering the threats to personal health and military readiness.
Read about the latest COVID-19 Vaccination information.
The Flu Vaccine is available at NHCA for all ages over 6 months.
Learn about frequently asked questions regarding flu vaccination. Annual flu vaccine remains a health priority during the coronavirus pandemic.
What are our hours and phone number?
- 0800-1130 and 1230-1600 Mon-Fri
- 410-293-2273 The call center will answer your questions and will transfer you to the clinic for questions that cannot be answered. The immunization desk is not always manned because they are busy doing vaccinations.
Do I need to make an appointment to get vaccinations?
- Active Duty may walk in without an appointment.
- Other patients require a doctor’s order. If you have a doctor’s order in the computer system or a hand written prescription, you may walk in for vaccinations.
- If you have already started a vaccine series, you may get that vaccine as a walk in.
- You may not walk in for immunizations without a doctor’s order (exceptions are flu and tetanus vaccines).
- If you are not sure that you have an order in the system, please e-mail your provider via www.RelayHealth.com to confirm your order.
Who is eligible for immunizations?
- Tricare patients to include Tricare for Life, Tricare Standard and Tricare Prime.
- Johns Hopkins must get their vaccines through the Johns Hopkins Program.
- Active duty can get vaccines needed without a doctor’s order.
- All other patients must have a doctor’s order to receive immunizations. Please leave a message with your provider’s nurse on www.Relayhealth.com for further information on how to attain this order or schedule an appointment with your primary care provider.
I am having reaction to vaccine
- If it is an emergency like shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, passing out or hives, please contact 911.
- If it is a mild reaction like fever or redness at the injection site, please send message on Secure Messaging or call nurse advise line at 1-800-874-2273.
If I have a question if I am due a vaccine, who should I contact?
- Please send a message to your primary care provider via Secure Messaging or schedule an appointment.
- Active Duty can walk in to clinic during hours of operation.
Can patient in Johns Hopkins Plan come for immunization?
- Johns Hopkins must get their vaccines through the Johns Hopkins Program.
What is required to get a vaccination?
- Doctor’s order or prescription is required for all shots other than the flu shot and tetanus.
- The patient must be a Tricare Eligible as listed above.
- Active Duty do not require doctor’s order.
- Please leave a message with your provider’s nurse on Secure Messaging for further information on how to attain this order or schedule an appointment.
I need paperwork filled out about my vaccine record?
- Drop off your paperwork with your PCM with copies of any vaccination records you have.
- You can scan and send your paperwork to your provider via Secure Messaging .
- The provider will return it to you within 5 working days. If you want it emailed back, please inform the provider on Secure Messaging .
Do you do flu shots?
- We do flu shots without a doctor’s written order.
- Please refer to the flu information on website for more information
Are there vaccines we don’t stock?
- Yes, Anthrax and Small Pox, which are both given at WRNNMC.
- If you need a vaccine that we do not stock, we may be able to order on your behalf. Please have your physician speak with the immunization staff.
What vaccines do we keep in stock?
- DTaP – Child’s Tetanus with Pertussis
- Seasonal Flu (in season)
- Gardisil – HPV
- Cerverix- HPV
- Hep A Peds/Adult
- Hep B Peds/Adult
- Hib – Haemopholus Influenza
- Polio
- JEV – Japanese Encephalitis Viru
- Kinrix – DtaP/Polio
- Menveo - Meningococcal
- MMR – Measles/Mumps/Rubella
- Pediarix – DtaP/Polio/Hep B
- Pneumovax – Pneumococcal
- PPD – Tuberculin Skin Test (not placed on Thursdays) must be read in 48-72 hrs
- Prevnar – Pneumococcal Conjugate
- Proquad- MMR/Varicella
- Rabies
- Rotarix
- Td – Tetanus
- Tdap – Tetanus with Pertussis
- Twinrix – Hep A/HepB
- Typhoid
- Varicella – Chicken Pox
- Yellow Fever – Only given on Wednesdays from 1430-1530hrs.
- Zostavax
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