From the mayor’s office:
“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health, led by Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, announced that individuals working in four categories will be eligible to discuss vaccinations through vaccinate.dc.gov on or through the district on Thursday, February 18th. coronavirus call center: individuals working in a grocery store, health and human services and outreach workers for social services, individuals working in manufacturing, and individuals working in food packaging (e.g. people working at Food & Friends and other similar facilities).
In addition, vaccination appointments will be available according to an alternative weekly schedule, with appointments on Thursdays and Fridays one week and at 09:00 on Thursdays and Fridays the following week.
Tomorrow, on On Thursday 18 February at 18:00 approximately 2450 appointments will be made available to DC residents living in preferred postal codes and 65 years of age or older and / or are members of a working group that is eligible. This means, for example, that a grocery store worker living in a priority zip code can book on an appointment regardless of the location of the grocery store in which he works.
The priority postal codes are focused in wards 5, 7 and 8 and include: 20422, 20011, 20017, 20018, 20002, 20001, 20019, 20020, 20032, 20593. Priority postal codes include the parts of the city where residents are excessively affected. according to COVID-19, including number of cases and mortality rate. Wards 5, 7 and 8 are preferred because they have the lowest percentage of residents who are 65 years and older and who have received at least one dose of vaccine.
On Friday, February 19, at 6 p.m., DC Health will make approximately 2,450 additional appointments available to all residents of the district who are 65 years of age or older and / or individuals who are members of a qualifying workforce group.
Grocery store workers include individuals who work at larger chain stores and supermarkets, as well as those who work at smaller businesses that sell food such as convenience stores, neighborhood markets, bodegas and delis.
At present the portal is only open to individuals 18 years and older.
As of this week, the following populations are now eligible for the vaccine in Washington, DC: individuals working in health care settings; members of the fire and emergency services department; residents of long and intermediate care facilities and residents of community residential facilities / group homes; DC residents 65 years of age and older; individuals experiencing homelessness; members of the Metropolitan Police Department; Continuity of district government staff; Employees and residents of the Department of Corrections; teachers and staff who work or will be personally working at a traditional or public charter school; childminders and teachers and staff at independent schools in DC; individuals working in a grocery store environment; health and human services and outreach workers for social services; individuals working in manufacturing; and individuals working in food packaging.
On Thursday evening and throughout Friday, more than 200 callers will be available to help residents make telephone appointments. DC Health last week updated the booking process to set aside a dedicated number of appointments for the call center to ensure that more residents who can only book an appointment by telephone can do so successfully; this process will continue the process. On days when appointments open at 18:00, the call center will remain open until 20:00. If not all available appointments are booked Thursday night, qualifying individuals with priority postal codes can make appointments throughout the day on Friday. ”