How Arlington Residents Can Get The Coronavirus Vaccine

ARLINGTON, VA — On Monday, the number of people in Virginia to receive the COVID-19 vaccine surpassed the 1 million mark, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

The state is averaging 52,898 doses administered per day. Local health departments lead the state with 878,756 total doses given, followed by hospitals with 699,986 total doses, medical practices with 365,511, long-term care facilities with 308,616, community health providers with 258,034 and pharmacies with 230,072.

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

As of Monday, Arlington County administered 56,946 vaccine doses, according to Virginia Department of Health data. There are 39,043 people with at least one dose and 20,026 fully vaccinated.

Where To Get The Vaccine In Arlington

Arlington County recently partnered with the Arlington Free Clinic to vaccinate eligible residents in communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Under the partnership agreement, the county's Public Health Division will provide a limited portion of its weekly vaccine allocation to the Arlington Free Clinic to increase vaccine access to people who are uninsured or underinsured.

Vaccines will be allocated to Arlington residents who meet the free clinic's criteria and who are already eligible to receive the vaccine based on Virginia Department of Health priority guidelines. All vaccines at the Arlington Free Clinic will be by appointment only.

How To Register For The Vaccine

Arlington County residents who have not already done so can pre-register at the Vaccinate Virginia website, or at 1-800-VAX-in-VA. Pre-registration allows the county to provide notification to eligible individuals to make vaccination appointments as supply becomes available.

Virginia 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/Residents*
• Childcare/PreK-12 Teachers and Staff*
• People 65 and Older
• People 16-64 With A High-Risk Medical Condition Or Disablity
• Frontline Essential Workers*
• Food And Agriculture Workers (Including Veterinarians)*
• Grocery Store Employees*
• Public Transit Personnel*
• Mail Carriers*
• Continuity of Government Employees*
• Clergy And Faith Leaders*
• Janitorial And Custodial Staff*

* Pre-register via your employer

On Tuesday, VDH said some health districts will start phase 1c of vaccinations this week. Phase 1c, the last phase before the general public, includes certain essential worker groups (energy; water, wastewater, and waste removal workers; housing and construction; food service; transportation and logistics; institutions of higher education faculty and staff; finance; information technology and communication; media; legal services; public safety (engineers); and other public health workers).

VDH expects all communities across Virginia will be able to offer vaccinations to Phase 1b essential workers within weeks. Before moving to 1c, local health departments must have shown strong efforts to reach all eligible populations in 1a and 1b, particularly disproportionately affected communities such as communities of color.

More information on Arlington County COVID-19 Case Data is available online

Vaccine Demographics In Arlington County

As of Monday, the 70-79 age group in Arlington has received 8,089 vaccinations, which is more than any of other age group. The next closest is the 60-69 age group, with 7,618 vaccinations. More women have been vaccinated (22,894) than man men (16,022) in Arlington.

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