Friends, This week, the Commonwealth launched a Statewide Vaccine Pre-Registration System. The new system helps Virginians to pre-register, receive communications, and identify their registration status. The new system replaces the previous “interest forms” that had been deployed by the individual health districts. An expanded call center also launched this week to assist with questions about the vaccine. The hotline (877-VAX-in-VA or 877-829-4682) helps Virginians with information about vaccines, sites of administration, status of registration, and other relevant questions. At this time, Virginia is currently receiving approximately 129,000 vaccine doses per week from the federal government. This number is not expected to increase until March. These vaccines are allocated by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) to local health districts. All local health districts in Virginia are in Phase 1b of vaccine eligibility. Nearly 50% of all Virginians are now eligible for the vaccine, including:
Because the population size of Phase 1b is estimated to be nearly 4 million people, vaccines for this Phase will continue through March or April of 2021. Additionally, 36 CVS Pharmacy locations in Virginia are now receiving vaccine doses directly from the federal government. These doses are available to individuals who are 65 and older, and who schedule an appointment with a participating CVS location. People who receive the first dose of vaccine will be scheduled for their second dose for three or four weeks later. The CVS vaccine program is separate from the VDH effort and registration information is located here. In the last few weeks, Governor Northam has instituted the following guidelines:
As cases, hospitalizations, and deaths decline, it’s more important than ever that we remain vigilant in staying home when possible, wearing masks when out, social distancing, and washing hands frequently. Thank you, as always, for doing your part to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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