How are people selected from the COVID-19 vaccine waitlist? Upon pre-registration, how are people chosen from the waitlist to receive the vaccine? That’s a popular question in Hampton Roads. Author: Eugene Daniel (WVEC) Updated: 12:27 PM EST February 2, 2021 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Marianne Seibel and her husband pre-registered for the COVID-19 in Virginia Beach the morning of January 25. The couple, ages 74 and 77 respectively, said they received an email minutes later confirming their information had been received and sent to the Virginia Department of Health. They have not heard anything since then – and that would not be an issue for the retired couple, if they did not know other people in their age range who applied the same day and already received their first dose.