How To Get Vaccine In Ashburn: Availability For Week Of May 2

ASHBURN, VA — COVID-19 vaccination appointments are available at various providers in the upcoming week.

Loudoun County and the rest of Virginia have made everyone 16 and older eligible for the vaccine. The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are approved for use in people 18 and older, and the Pfizer vaccine is approved for use in people 16 and older.

Appointment availability is becoming more common than earlier months of vaccinations. Northern Virginia's health districts have teamed up for a new campaign called Stay Well NoVa to encourage people to get vaccinated. The campaign seeks to people who are hesitant but may be more open to getting vaccinated after seeing others do so.

The campaign comes as communities work toward herd immunity, which will make it more difficult for the virus to spread. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn't set a specific percentage for achieving population immunity but says more broadly "population immunity means that enough people in a community are protected from getting a disease because they've already had the disease or they've been vaccinated."

As of Friday, 298,884 vaccines had been administered in Loudoun County. There are 116,321 people fully vaccinated in the county, or 28.1 percent of the population.

Loudoun County has exhausted the waitlist for COVID-19 vaccine and now residents can directly schedule their appointments by visiting https://www.loudoun.gov/covid19vaccine.

The county continues to operate a vaccination site at the Dulles Town Center. It is also working with its community partners — which include pharmacies, health care systems, schools and employers — to help people know from whom they will receive vaccine, how to make an appointment to receive a vaccine, and where to go to get vaccinated.

Anyone who is having trouble scheduling their appointment online can call the Loudoun County Health Department at 703-737-8300.

Residents can also use the VaccineFinder tool online to find a vaccine appointment at local pharmacies and clinics.