BRHD expands COVID vaccinations to phase 1B recipients Coronavirus vaccines (FILE) (Source: WVIR) By Elizabeth Holmes | January 15, 2021 at 4:49 PM EST - Updated January 15 at 4:53 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Blue Ridge Health District announced Friday it will begin phase 1B of the coronavirus vaccine roll-out this coming Monday, January 18. Phase 1B includes frontline essential workers like police, teachers, and grocery workers. The phase now also includes those age 65 and older and those with pre-existing conditions between the ages of 16 through 64. Registration for the vaccine can be accessed on the health district’s website. BRHD Release January 15, 2021 Beginning, Monday, January 18, the Blue Ridge Health District (BRHD) will expand vaccination to “Phase 1b” priority groups at closed “point of dispensing” (POD) COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Phase 1b is the second group eligible to receive the vaccine, and includes police, fire and hazmat response personnel, those living and working in correctional facilities, homeless shelters and migrant labor camps, childcare/K-12 teachers and staff, food and agriculture workers, manufacturers, grocery store workers, public transit workers, mail carriers (USPS and private) and anyone age 65 or over. This group also includes those community members 16-64 years of age with an underlying health condition. Individuals who have yet to receive the vaccine can still receive their first dose.