City Of Alexandria Provides COVID-19 Updates; Federal Pharmacy Partners Program Expands Vaccine Access; Now Scheduling

Press release from the City of Alexandria:

Mar 18, 2021 at 5:38 AM

CORRECTION: City of Alexandria Provides COVID-19 Updates; Federal Pharmacy Partners Program Expands Vaccine Access; Now Scheduling: Eligibility Groups by Pre-registration Date

­­For Immediate Release: March 17, 2021

The City of Alexandria and the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) strongly urge residents to stay home as much as possible, wear a
mask over both your nose and mouth, and wash your hands frequently.
Pre-register to receive the vaccine and you’ll be notified once appointments are available. AHD estimates that approximately 1 in 20 Alexandrians who have tested positive for COVID-19 have required hospitalization, so without these critical steps, additional lives may be at risk.

Federal Pharmacy Partners Program Expands Vaccine Access

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced today that pharmacies participating in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Retail Pharmacy program will expand vaccination to include all Phase 1b individuals. This expansion includes people who are ages 16-64 with

high-risk medical conditions, as well as
frontline essential workers. If you are interested in getting vaccinated at a participating pharmacy, visit
VaccineFinder.org to find eligible pharmacy locations, hours, phone numbers and scheduling links where available. Pharmacies participating in the Federal Retail Pharmacy program are responsible for their own scheduling and managing their own pre-registration lists.

CORRECTION: Now Scheduling: Eligibility Groups by Pre-registration Date

AHD has attempted to contact, and is currently scheduling, the following groups of people for COVID-19 vaccinations. AHD uses an
equitable approach to prioritize within Phase 1b groups.

• Phase 1a: Everyone who pre-registered by March 8.
• Ages 75+: Everyone who pre-registered by March 8.
• Ages 65-74: Everyone who pre-registered by 2:15 p.m. on March 9.
• Ages 16-64 with
  certain existing medical conditions:
  • Those in
    priority census tracts who pre-registered by 9 a.m. on February 4.
  • Those in all other census tracts who pre-registered by 12:30 a.m. on January 20.
• Essential frontline workers: Everyone who pre-registered by February 25.
  If you are an essential worker who registered before February 25 and you have not been contacted to schedule an appointment, please visit
  vaccinate.virginia.gov to ensure that your employment is accurately listed. Note: restaurant workers who have been newly classified as being eligible in Phase 1b in Alexandria will be contacted within the next few weeks.

If you are in one of the categories above and you pre-registered before the date listed and have not been contacted by AHD, first check your spam folder. If you do not have a message in your spam folder, fill out this
brief form. This form is not for people who are curious about when their group will be contacted next. Anyone who does not have email or internet access should contact the Alexandria COVID-19 Hotline weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 703.746.4988.

Alexandria COVID-19 Data At-a-Glance

The seven-day moving average chart below shows the number of COVID-19 cases and the daily and cumulative case and fatality counts, and provides detailed information about how preventive measures are impacting Alexandria's response to the pandemic. An interactive version is available at

alexandriava.gov/114883. The vaccination chart includes total doses administered across all facilities and the percentage of residents ages 16 and older who have been partially and fully vaccinated, and is available at
alexandriava.gov/120654. Detailed data, including data on age, race and ethnicity, are available through links at
alexandriava.gov/Coronavirus.

Continue following measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 even after vaccination.
Get tested if you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. If you test positive, help loved ones and neighbors by informing your close contacts using “
What to Do If You Get Sick” guidance, which is available in
Spanish,
Amharic,
Arabic, and
Farsi or this brief
video.

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This news release is available at
alexandriava.gov/120952.

This press release was produced by the City of Alexandria.The views expressed here are the author’s own.