How To Get The Coronavirus Vaccine In The Burke Area

BURKE, VA — The Fairfax County Health Department and other providers are working to get COVID-19 vaccines in arms, but supply remains extremely limited.

For the week of March 1-7, Fairfax County received 19,220 vaccine doses from the Virginia Health Department, and the health department administered 21,791 first doses of the vaccine. In total, the county has received 193,743 doses from the state health department.

As of Monday, Fairfax County leads the state with 254,850 vaccine doses administered, according to Virginia Department of Health data. There are 161,522 people with at least one dose and 93,560 fully vaccinated. The age group with the most doses is people in their 70s. There are 37,970 people in this age group with at least one dose and 18,882 fully vaccinated.

Where To Get The Vaccine In The Burke Area

The Fairfax County Health Department is vaccinating people on its preregistration wait list at select locations around the county. People who receive an invitation to schedule an appointment will be able to choose what day, time, and location to receive their vaccine. Partners helping administer the vaccine to people on the health department's wait list include Inova, George Mason University, Trusted Doctors, MyDr.'s Pharmacy, and Giant. Giant has at least eight locations offered as an option to people scheduling through the health department.

The Fairfax County Health Department is allowing anyone in phases 1a and 1b of vaccinations to preregister.

That includes:

• Health Care Personnel
• Long-Term Care Facility Residents and Staff
• Public Safety Workers
• Corrections and Homeless Shelter Workers
• Childcare/PreK-12 Teachers and Staff
• People 65 and Older
• People Living In Correctional Facilities and Homeless Shelters
• People 16-64 With A High-Risk Medical Condition Or Disability
• Frontline Essential Workers

Two other pharmacies are providing the vaccine through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Partnership. CVS has a scheduling system separate from health departments, so any eligible resident can schedule an appointment. CVS is limiting appointments to people 65 and up, K-12 teachers and staff as well as daycare and preschool workers. Last week, CVS added numerous new locations offering the vaccine, including Burke. Appointments are currently listed as booked in most Virginia locations, but check back as new appointment slots are added each week.

Safeway is also offering vaccine scheduling at select locations on its website. Eligible groups include people 65 and older; teachers, school staff, and child-care workers in pre-primary, primary, secondary schools, and Head Start and Early Start programs; and licensed child care providers, including center-based and family care providers. The closest locations to Burke are 9596 Old Keene Mill Road in Burke, 9525 Braddock Road in Fairfax, 10350 Willard Way in Fairfax, 7414 Little River Turnpike in Annandale, and 3043 Nutley Street in Fairfax.

How To Register For The Vaccine

Virginia launched a statewide vaccine system and hotline, but Fairfax is the only health district operating its own system. Residents should continue using the local health department's preregistration form in order to register to receive the vaccine. There is a registration checker to confirm that you are on the wait list and the day you registered.

Fairfax County also recently launched a vaccine dashboard, which allows people to see the health department's progress on the wait list. As of Monday, the county was making appointments for people who registered on Jan. 20. As more vaccine becomes available, the health department will offer appointment scheduling for others on the wait list.

According to the dashboard, 107,818 people are on the wait list as of 5 p.m. on March 8. In all, 294,074 people have registered for the vaccine in the Fairfax Health District, which includes Fairfax County, towns of Vienna, Herndon and Clifton, and cities of Falls Church and Fairfax.

More information on the vaccine dashboard is available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health/novel-coronavirus/vaccine/data