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Fredericksburg-area health officials continue vaccine outreach to elderly, special populations

Fredericksburg-area health officials continue vaccine outreach to elderly, special populations
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State on the cusp of vaccine eligibility for all adults

Health districts across the Fredericksburg region are ready for the news Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday: Anyone in Virginia age 16 and older who wants a COVID-19 vaccine will be eligible for it starting April 18. That’s almost two weeks ahead of President Joe Biden’s goal of having the general public eligible for shots by May 1. “We’re on the cusp of open eligibility. It is really just days away and that’s a great thing for our community,” Dr. Mike McDermott, CEO of Mary Washington Hospital, said during an “Ask the Mayor” session recorded this week with Fredericksburg Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw. “It’s the best health decision that you can make for yourself, and so I encourage everybody to get vaccinated as quickly as possible.”

Virginia continues to tweak vaccine registration, review backlog of death certificates

Here’s an unusual question about vaccine registration: How does a person get off the state list? Thomas Balch of Fredericksburg and two family members, all over age 65, signed up through the Rappahannock Area Health District website in January, then successfully got appointments through Mary Washington Healthcare during the brief period it scheduled them through its website. While MWHC workers and volunteers continue to vaccinate people at the Fick Conference Center, the health care system isn’t creating a separate list anymore. All names come from the local health district. Balch is concerned that he and his family members—and others who did the same dual enrollment—might be “cluttering up the waiting list.” He wondered if he could remove their names so they don’t delay others from getting appointments or cause an “administrative burden” for workers.

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