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Attention TRICARE beneficiaries!  
You may experience busy signals when calling the military pharmacy prescription refill interactive voice response system – or prescription refill line – Jan. 26 to Feb. 5, 2026, as the system is updated.  
Each military pharmacy’s prescription refill line may be unavailable for about two hours. If you call the prescription refill line at this time, you will hear a busy signal. Please wait and call back to complete your refill later.  
You may still use the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal to refill your prescriptions.  
You may report issues to the DHA Global Service Center by calling 800-600-9332. 
 

COVID vaccines for children ages 6 months-5 years

News | July 14, 2022

COVID vaccines for children ages 6 months-5 years

NAVAL HEALTH CLINIC PATUXENT RIVER, Md.  –   Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines for infants and children over the age of 6 months starting Wednesday, July 20, 2022. The appointment days and times are listed below. Make an appointment for your child today at https://informatics-stage.health.mil/covax/.
 

Moderna Infant/Pediatric (6 mos-5 yrs)

Wednesdays 9:45-10:45 a.m.

Pfizer Infant/Pediatric (6 mos-4 yrs)

Wednesdays 1-2 p.m.

Pfizer Pediatric (5-11 yrs)

Fridays 2-3 p.m.

Pfizer Adult (12+)

Fridays 8:30-11 a.m. & 1-2 p.m.

Moderna Adult (18+)

Thursdays 8:30-11 a.m. & 1-3 p.m.


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention universally recommends COVID-19 vaccination for everyone age 6 months and older, paving the way for about 20 million children to get vaccinated. Learn more at cdc.gov.
Don’t forget to keep your family’s information up to date in DEERS!