Vaccination Milestone Reached In Arlington For 75 And Older Group

ARLINGTON, VA — As of Tuesday, 100 percent of Arlington residents aged 75 and older who pre-registered with the county have been sent a notification to schedule an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, Arlington County said Wednesday.

Among residents 65 and older, 87 percent of them who pre-registered with the county have received a notification to schedule an appointment. The county said it expects every resident in the 65 and older category who pre-registered with the county by Feb. 12 will receive a notification to schedule an appointment by March 12.

Feb. 12 was the day that the Virginia Department of Health ordered all local health districts to close their vaccine registration forms by 5 p.m. to allow the names to be integrated into a statewide registration system. Arlington County residents in these age categories who registered on the statewide system after Feb. 12 will have to wait longer to be contacted by the county to set up a COVID-19 vaccination appointment.

The Arlington County Public Health Division is receiving about 3,000 first doses per week.

Nearly 18 percent of residents 16-64 with underlying medical conditions who pre-registered have received notifications to schedule a vaccination appointment. Notifications for this category of residents began the week of Feb. 22.

More than 40,000 Arlington residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and nearly 14,000 residents are fully vaccinated, according to the Virginia Department of Health's Vaccine Dashboard. The VDH data includes information on all vaccination efforts, including hospitals and pharmacies, plus data on Arlington residents vaccinated in other jurisdictions based on employment.

Meanwhile, Arlington County is holding a one-day mass vaccination clinic on Saturday for eligible priority groups at the new Lubber Run Community Center.

A total of 1,500 doses of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine are expected to be administered at the clinic. Vaccinations are available to Arlington residents aged 65 and older as well as for residents 18-64 with underlying medical conditions.

For the Saturday event, all vaccinations will be administered by appointment-only. There will be no walk-up vaccinations available for Saturday's clinic.

Notifications to schedule a vaccine appointment for the Saturday mass vaccination clinic continue to be sent to Arlington residents who are eligible for the vaccine in the approximate order of pre-registration under guidance from the office of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam.

On Tuesday, the Arlington County Board held a work session to learn about the county's ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts.