

You can ask your VA care team to assign the service to you. It also provides general wellness tips and steps you can take to protect yourself. This service can advise you when to contact your VA care team or your facility’s advice nurse. Our Annie text messaging service can help you monitor your symptoms Send your VA provider a secure message about your symptoms.Get your facility's phone number to call before you come in.Contacting us first helps us keep you and others safe. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, contact us before going to a VA health facility. Some treatments must start within 5 days of your first symptoms.Ĭheck COVID-19 symptoms on the CDC website If you need treatment, you must start it early for it to work.

If your result is positive, tell your health care team right away. If you have other symptoms of COVID-19, request a lab test appointment at VA or take a self-test at home. Persistent (continuing) pain or pressure in the chest.If you have any of these emergency warning signs, call 911 to get help now:

Get answers to more questions about COVID-19 testing at VA Note: If your self-test results are positive, you don’t need to schedule a lab test. Get the latest COVID-19 symptom information on the CDC website If you have any signs of emergency, call 911 or get help right away. Signs of emergency include symptoms like trouble breathing or continued pain or pressure in your chest. Subscribe to the Annie text messaging service To get reminders for when to contact your care team or a nurse advice line, you can use our Annie text messaging service.
