Where To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine In Fairfax City

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Just days after Gov. Ralph Northam announced that all Virginians would be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting Sunday, April 18, President Joe Biden reset the goal for the whole country to April 19.

Biden made the announcement during a visit to a vaccination clinic run by Neighborhood Health at Immanuel Chapel at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria.

Fairfax County Health Department is currently only scheduling appointments for people in priority groups in 1a, 1b, and 1c. It has not yet started registering people in phase 2, which would open up vaccinations for all adults 16 and older. The county expects to enter phase 2 by April 18.

Virginia Health Department reported Monday that 4,224,890 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across the state, and 32.8 percent of the population has received at least one dose.

The state is averaging 77,879 doses administered per day. Local health departments lead the state with 1,277,501 total doses given, followed by pharmacies with 1,003,988 total doses, hospitals with 860,472 medical practices with 626,997, and other community health providers with 455,932.

As of Monday, Fairfax County leads the state with 608,177 vaccine doses administered, according to Virginia Department of Health data. There are 406,129 people with at least one dose and 223,113 fully vaccinated. In the City of Fairfax, 13,669 doses have been administered and 5,180 people have been fully vaccinated.

Where To Get The Vaccine In The Fairfax City 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.

Who Can Register For The Vaccine

Fairfax County is currently registering individuals in Phase 1a, Phase 1b, and Phase 1c.
People in Phase 1a and 1b groups include:

• 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 Disablity
• Frontline Essential Workers.
• Food and Agriculture Workers (Including Veterinarians)
• Manufacturing
• Grocery Store Workers
• Public Transit Workers
• Mail Carriers (USPS and Private)
• Officials needed for continuity of government
• Clergy/Faith Leaders
• Janitorial/Cleaning Staff

With registration now open in Phase 1c, the following essential workers are eligible to register:

• Energy
• Water, Wastewaater, and Waste Removal Workers (Including Recycling Removal Workers)
• Housing and Construction
• Food Service
• Transportation and Logistics
• Institutions of Higher Education Faculty and Staff
• Finance
• Information Technology & Education Faculty/Staff
• Media
• Legal Services
• Public Safety (engineers)
• Other Public Health Workers
• Barbers, Stylists, Hairdressers

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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.

Fairfax County also recently launched a vaccine dashboard, which allows people who have registered to monitor where they are on the vaccine wait list. More information on the vaccine dashboard is available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/health/novel-coronavirus/vaccine/data.

According to the dashboard, 33,424 people are on the wait list as of April 12. In all, 419,489 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. As of Monday, the county was making appointments for people who registered on April 5.

Vaccine Supplies In Fairfax County

For the week of April 5-11, Fairfax County received 65,710 vaccine doses from the Virginia Health Department. Fairfax County Health Department administered 37,223 doses of the vaccine. To date, the county has received 465,853 doses from the state health department, with 45.13 percent administered by the health department and 54.87 percent administered by other health partners.

Vaccine Demographics In Fairfax County

As of Monday, the 60-69 age group in Fairfax County has received 79,977 vaccinations, which is more than any of other age group. The next closest is the 50-59 age group, with 72,201 vaccinations. More women have been vaccinated (224,316) than men (117,385) in Fairfax County.

For more information on coronavirus vaccines in Virginia, see the Virginia Patch COVID-19 vaccination page and link to it: https://patch.com/virginia/across-va/topics/virginia-covid-19-vaccine-information-hub