Fairfax Health District Saves Half Of Vaccine Supply For Seniors

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — The Fairfax Health District will dedicate approximately half of its available COVID-19 vaccine supply each week to people age 65 and older. The other half will be allocated to people from other categories who are eligible, including individuals age 16 to 64 with a high-risk medical condition; frontline essential workers such as teachers, childcare staff and public safety employees; and people living in correctional facilities and homeless shelters.

The Virginia Department of Health expects to receive 105,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine each week and distributes those on a per capita distribution to jurisdictions. Based on the health district's population, the Fairfax Health District currently receives 13,600 doses per week, officials noted. The federal government has indicated that supply to states may increase soon by approximately 16 percent.

Officials "ask for patience," because it will take months to vaccinate all who are eligible, the department stated.