Dr. Danny Avula estimates around 350,000 Virginians would be eligible in December for the booster shot but says your sense of urgency shouldn't be as high as getting the initial dose.
More than 180,000 Virginians have so far received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, but the commonwealth is putting a pause on using it. Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will continue to be administered.
Updated information needed for those pre-registered to receive a vaccine
VA State Vaccine Coordinator Danny Avula answers vaccine registration questions By Elizabeth Holmes | March 6, 2021 at 8:18 PM EST - Updated March 7 at 9:16 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Virginia Department of Health is now telling everyone who is pre-registered for a vaccine to update their information as soon as possible. If you don’t, your vaccine appointment may be delayed.
Dr. Danny Avula, Virginia’s vaccine coordinator, told NBC29 in an interview that the change is necessary as more groups become eligible for the vaccine.
“It will give them an opportunity to confirm that they are in the system, but they can update their address info if they’ve moved, they can update anything else about their status that might change them from a 1B to a 1A, or a 1C to a 1B,” Avula said. “There are some data fields where they didn’t necessarily have the option to put in all the relevant informa