VAERS Reminders, Stonebridge and Testing Site Closures

Inova has administered more than 435,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine since December 2020. We are proud of our dedicated team of vaccinators and volunteers, and grateful for the opportunity to help protect our friends, families and members of our community as we work together to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more widely available in our region, Inova is able to wind down our mass vaccination efforts and shift our focus to getting patients back to routine care.

Community Members:

June 1 is the last day to receive a first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at Inova’s Stonebridge Vaccination Center.
Inova will continue administering second doses until July 1.
The Stonebridge Vaccination Center will permanently close July 1 at 3:30 p.m.
Patients seeking the vaccine can schedule an appointment at their primary care office, or at another convenient location. Click here for clinics in your area.
Vaccination is the best tool we have to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.
Reminder: the Stonebridge Vaccination Center is closed Friday, May 28 – Monday, May 31 for the Memorial Day holiday.
Inova will continue administering second doses until July 1.
The Stonebridge Vaccination Center will permanently close July 1 at 3:30 p.m.
Patients seeking the vaccine can schedule an appointment at their primary care office, or at another convenient location. Click here for clinics in your area.
Vaccination is the best tool we have to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.
Reminder: the Stonebridge Vaccination Center is closed Friday, May 28 – Monday, May 31 for the Memorial Day holiday.
Inova will continue administering second doses until July 1.
The Stonebridge Vaccination Center will permanently close July 1 at 3:30 p.m.
Patients seeking the vaccine can schedule an appointment at their primary care office, or at another convenient location. Click here for clinics in your area.
Vaccination is the best tool we have to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.
Reminder: the Stonebridge Vaccination Center is closed Friday, May 28 – Monday, May 31 for the Memorial Day holiday.

Inova Team Members:
Team members can continue to come to Stonebridge for first and second doses through July 1.

If you receive your first dose at the Stonebridge Vaccination Center and are due for your second dose after the center closes, you can receive your second dose at one of the care site clinics.
Please note that hospital-based vaccination clinic locations remain open for team members and are operating on their current schedules. Check with your local clinic for any change in hours on Monday, May 31 due to the Memorial Day holiday.
Please note that hospital-based vaccination clinic locations remain open for team members and are operating on their current schedules. Check with your local clinic for any change in hours on Monday, May 31 due to the Memorial Day holiday.

Safe@Inova starts with our team members, and vaccination is the best way to keep ourselves, our patients and our families safe from COVID-19. We encourage everyone to get vaccinated today. If you are unable to get to Inova’s clinic before June 1, there are multiple sites throughout the region.

If you are treating a patient who has potential adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccination, please report the incident online in the government’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Anyone can submit a report to VAERS, including parents and patients. In addition, any suspected reaction to a vaccine can be entered in Safety Always. This system is monitored daily and suspected adverse reactions are entered into VAERS. Non-employed medical staff (or team members who do not have an Inova email address) can enter an event in Safety Always as well.

Healthcare providers are required by law to report to VAERS:

Any adverse event listed in the VAERS Table of Reportable Events Following Vaccination that occurs within the specified time period after vaccinations
An adverse event listed by the vaccine manufacturer as a contraindication to further doses of the vaccine

Healthcare providers are strongly encouraged to report to VAERS:

Any adverse event that occurs after the administration of a vaccine licensed in the United States, whether it is or is not clear that a vaccine caused the adverse event in either adults or children
Vaccine administration errors

Note that no specific test or treatment data is required to report a reaction. There are two ways to report: Online (strongly encouraged) or using a writable PDF (download here). The VAERS accepts all reports, including reports of vaccination errors. Guidance on reporting vaccination errors is available via this link. For more information within Inova, please contact Melanie Massiah-White, Vice President of Pharmacy Services, via email. If you need further assistance with reporting to VAERS, please email info@VAERS.org or call 1-800-822-7967.

As the demand for COVID-19 testing declines, and testing becomes more available in the community, Inova is closing its regional testing sites effective June 7.

June 6 is the last day of operation of Inova’s regional testing sites.
All patients with scheduled tests after June 6 should contact their ordering provider to reschedule their test at an alternate testing location. Alternate locations include patient’s primary care providers, designated ICL and Urgent Care locations, and community pharmacies and providers.
Inova Urgent Care Center locations for COVID-19 testing only include:

Inova Urgent Care Dulles South
Inova Urgent Care North Arlington
Inova Urgent Care Tysons

Lab sites for COVID-19 testing include:

ICL – 2832 Juniper St., Fairfax
Kenmore – 4660 Kenmore Ave., Alexandria
Endo Reston – 11901 Baron Cameron Rd., Reston (coming soon)

Inova’s COVID-19 testing appointment line will close June 4.

Appointments are required for testing at Urgent Care Centers and Inova labs.
Appointments can be scheduled by patients through MyChart or by providers via Epic.

Inova team members from across the system are stepping up to help our community by donating blood. Just one hour of your time can save up to three lives. Make an appointment to donate blood today and share a photo of yourself giving blood with tracy.connell@inova.org for inclusion in the weekly huddle.

Thank you, Angela Mast, Operations and Translation Manager, Language and Disability Services, who celebrated Mother's Day with her husband and son by giving the gift of life as a family.

If you’re eligible to give blood, we encourage you to take the time now to schedule your appointment, as community blood supply is still critically low.

Call 1-866-BLOODSAVES or visit https://www.inovablood.org/donate-blood/make-an-appointment/ to make your appointment,

This week, Inova Health System announced the launch of the second phase of its Safe@Inova campaign, which encourages patients to not delay seeking medical care and raises awareness about the importance of keeping up with routine healthcare needs and screenings. During the pandemic, Inova saw a significant decline in patients for both emergency and routine medical care. As a result of delayed emergency care and postponement of routine screenings, Inova began to see higher acuity cases across all care sites. The campaign empowers patients and members of the community to access the care they need right now in a safe and reliable environment.

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