Some slots remain deferred or empty, because vaccinated residents are getting notifications for appointments they don’t need.
“They’re sending invites to people who are already vaccinated,” said Jeff Katz, whose mother received an appointment after already being vaccinated. “Of course, they aren’t going to take the appointment, so it scares me those appointments aren’t being filled.”
The vaccinated population in D.C. may be overestimated in this map because some non-residents who work in D.C. are included in the totals.
Meanwhile, other appointment slots are being shared with people who are still ineligible.
“I clicked on the link and it let me go to the scheduling system,” Katz said. “I didn’t do it, 'cause I’m honest, but it’s there.”