How To Get The Coronavirus Vaccine In The Reston Area

RESTON, VA — Fairfax County officials are working hard to deliver coronavirus vaccines to as many residents as possible, but supply remains extremely limited.

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 Herndon 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.

Fairfax County is currently registering individuals in Phase 1a and Phase 1b. People in these 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.

As more vaccine becomes available, Fairfax will offer registration opportunities for other county residents.

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, 108,132 people are on the wait list as of March 8. In all, 293,075 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 Jan. 20.

Vaccine Supplies In Fairfax County

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

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