Virginia health officials say hope is on the horizon, not necessarily because more COVID-19 vaccines are coming, but because the state has developed an easier, more consistent way for people to register for them.
On Friday, the Virginia Department of Health announced that a centralized registration system will open Tuesday morning and provide a âunified and comprehensive processâ for residents to sign up for the vaccine. Instead of registering through one of the 35 different local health districts across the state, people throughout the commonwealth will be directed to one portal.
Those who have signed up already will not have to register again, as their forms are in the process of being moved to the centralized site, available at vaccinate.virginia.gov. Since Friday evening, state workers have been importing the existing lists and removing duplicate forms or those for people whoâve already been vaccinated.
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Thousands of people aged 75+ who filled out a COVID-19 vaccine interest form with their local health department will get vaccinated this coming weekend. VCU Health System donated vaccines from its supply to make the mass vaccination event possible. The roughly 7,000 doses are available to seniors (primarily 75+) who live in the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts, Chesterfield Health District, and Chickahominy Health District.
By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 3:11 PM, Jan 28, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-30 07:57:09-05
RICHMOND, Va. As local health departments organize COVID-19 vaccination efforts, it is crucial they know who is interested in getting the shot.
Mary Washington Healthcare has gotten 6,000 more doses of COVID-19 vaccine, part of the stateâs effort to move more shots from the freezer into peoplesâ arms.
The doses will be given out through Sunday, and the hospital is contacting older residents, health care workers and school staff members to make appointments, said Lisa Henry, MWHCâs marketing director. The hospital system is working off a list of names provided by the Rappahannock Area Health District.
And itâs a long list. More than 30,000 residents age 65 and up have registered through the local health district, said spokesperson Allison Balmes-John.
She and Henry asked that others interested in getting vaccinated do the sameâand to register only once. Those in tier 1b, which includes residents 65 and older, those 16 to 64 with underlying health issues and certain essential workers, can register through the health district, either online at vdh.virginia.gov/Rappahannock or by calling 540/899-4797.