Beginning today, the County’s Health Department is registering people in the Phase 1b group for vaccinations. There are over 200,000 residents in the 1b group in the Fairfax Health District (see the article below for more information). Initially, registration could only be done by calling the Vaccine Hotline (703) 324-7404. Many callers could not get through because of the high demand. I share everyone’s frustration with this situation and understand how anxious we all are to get the vaccine. 

Good news! You can now register on-line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The online pre-screen and appointment form is here. Once you have completed the pre-screen questions, click the link at the bottom to complete the Vaccine Appointment Questionnaire. Once you are registered, the Health Department will call or email you to schedule an appointment over the next few days. Based on high demand and limited vaccine availability, the appointment times scheduled will be offered on a first come first serve basis over the coming weeks. See below for more information on the phase priority groups.

Please share this email with your friends and neighbors, and do not hesitate to contact my office if we can be of assistance; email Dranesville@fairfaxcounty.gov or call 703-356-0551.

Sincerely,

John

The Virginia Department of Health announced that select health districts in Virginia will begin vaccinating priority group 1b this week. This includes adults age 75 and older; people living in correctional facilities, homeless shelters and migrant labor camps; and frontline essential workers.

Frontline essential workers are in sectors essential to the functioning of society and are at substantially higher risk of exposure to COVID-19 because they cannot work remotely. Frontline essential workers include police, fire, hazmat; corrections and homeless shelter workers; childcare/k-12 teachers/staff; food and agriculture; manufacturing; grocery store workers; public transit workers; mail carriers; and officials needed to maintain continuity of government.

In accordance with the Virginia Department of Health, the Fairfax County Health Department will begin scheduling appointments for eligible persons in the Phase 1b group, beginning Monday, January 11. Vaccinations for the 1a group, which have been ongoing for weeks, will continue as well.

For adults age 75 and older, call the Health Department’s vaccine hotline at 703-324-7404 (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.) to register for an appointment, beginning Monday, January 11.

More details will be available on the Health Department webpage this week, including the option of using an online form to schedule appointments. The ability to schedule appointments will depend on the supply of vaccine available.

Vaccine supply in the United States is still very limited and is expected to increase gradually over the next months. Because there is not sufficient supply to vaccinate everyone in Phase 1b at the same time, frontline essential workers will be vaccinated in the following order:

Beginning Monday, January 11, closed vaccination clinics for police, fire and hazmat, corrections and homeless shelter workers will be conducted by the Health Department. There will be no need for individuals working in these sectors to contact the Health Department to schedule appointments.

Dates for the other Phase 1b frontline essential worker categories will be announced in the future. More details will be available on the Health Department webpage.

Beginning Monday, January 11, closed vaccination clinics for residents of correctional facilities and homeless shelters will be conducted by the Health Department. There will be no need for individuals working or living in these facilities to contact the Health Department to schedule appointments.

For more information and the latest details, view our COVID-19 Vaccine Webpage.

Fairfax County is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation. Residents are strongly encouraged to utilize the resources listed below: