From the town hall:
“Today, Mayor Bowser and DC Health announce a new partnership to introduce three CVS pharmacies, which will focus on vaccinating teachers and school staff, child care workers, health workers and DC residents in 65 years and over. Eligible individuals will register in advance through vaccinate.dc.gov, but will be instructed to schedule their appointment directly through the CVS website. Over the next 7-10 days, 3,510 doses will be available for this partnership. Two of the CVS pharmacies are in Ward 7 and one is in Ward 5.
Since the launch of the pre-registration system, approximately 28,236 people have already pre-registered, received an invitation and booked a meeting. So far, about 202,824 people have pre-registered and are waiting for a meeting. At this time, all residents and workers in the district who are not yet vaccinated are encouraged to pre-register, regardless of current eligibility.
This week, DC is receiving 27,140 doses of vaccine – 14,400 doses for vaccines.dc.gov; 5,610 doses for hospitals and health centers; and 7,130 doses for special initiatives (including the CVS partnership).
Starting next week, the week of March 29, all essential workers in Phase 1C Level 2 will become eligible for the vaccine. This includes people working in transport services other than public transport (ie for rented vehicles, ride quotas); people working in logistics / delivery / courier services; and key employees working in the media and mass communications. All essential workers must work in person in Washington, DC.
A Google Translate widget was added to the site last week to make the pre-registration system more accessible. In addition, guides explaining the pre-registration process have been uploaded; these guides are available in English, Spanish, Amharic, French, Korean, Vietnamese and Chinese (simplified).
With the new pre-registration system, individuals can register online, anytime, any day, through vaccinate.dc.gov or register by calling the call center at 1-855-363-0333, Monday through Friday. 8:00 am to 19:00 or Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 to 16:00 Language translation services are available through the call center. Call center staff can also receive calls from 711, a free video relay service from the FCC, which allows individuals to sign up with an auditory interpreter, who then speaks on the phone with a caller.
Currently, eligible people include: DC residents over the age of 65; DC 18-64 residents with a qualified medical condition; and members of an eligible workforce. This week, DC Health expanded its eligibility to include all essential Phase 1B Level 3 and Phase 1C Level 1 staff workers (teachers, childcare workers and school staff are eligible regardless of whether they currently work staff). In-person workers who became eligible this week include: court staff and legal services; public transit front employees (table); employees of the US Postal Service; food service staff; key employees in local government agencies; key public service employees; key employees of organizations, agencies in the fields of health, human services and social services who have not been vaccinated as employees; persons working in the maintenance of commercial and residential properties and environmental services. Learn more about who is eligible at coronavirus.dc.gov/vaccine.
Each week, invitations are sent:
Thursday until 10:00
Sunday until 10:00
And, only if meetings are still to be held, by 10:00 on Tuesday
Anyone who registers by 11:59 pm tonight and is currently eligible for the DC vaccine will be part of the random selection process tomorrow morning. Once the invitations are out, people have 48 hours to book their meeting. If a person does not book their reservation, their name will return to the pre-registration system (after three unanswered invitations, a person will have to register again in the system).
Eligible individuals are selected through a process that randomizes those who have pre-registered, according to the following breakdown:
20% go to DC residents in priority postcodes who are over 65 years old
20% go to DC residents in any zip code who are over 65 years old
20% go to DC residents with priority postal codes who are between 18 and 64 years old, with an eligible medical condition
20% go to DC residents in any zip code who are 18-64 years old with a qualified medical condition
10% goes to DC residents with priority zip codes who are members of an eligible workforce who are 18 years of age or older
10% go to eligible members of the workforce who are 18 years of age or older, regardless of home address
current list of priority postal codes includes: 20422, 20011, 20017, 20018, 20002, 20003, 20019, 20020, 20032, 20593. Priority postcodes are determined by the identification of areas in which residents have been disproportionately burdened by COVID-19 and the areas that remain behind. COVID-19 vaccination coverage.
The three operating principles of Mayor Bowser for the new registration system are: 1) a fair distribution of the vaccine; 2) a consistent programming cadence, so that residents know what to expect; and 3) a common responsibility, throughout our community, to make people pre-registered.
Medical qualifying conditions include: Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and other chronic lung diseases; Bone marrow and solid organ transplant; Cancer; Cerebrovascular disease; Chronic kidney disease; Congenital heart disease; Diabetes mellitus; Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies; HIV; Hypertension; Immunocompromised state; Inherited metabolic disorders; Intellectual and developmental disabilities; Liver disease; Neurological conditions; Obesity, BMI ≥ 30 kg / m2; Task; Severe genetic disorders; Sickle disease; and thalassemia. Residents who are unsure whether they qualify for the vaccine on the basis of an eligible medical condition should contact their healthcare provider.
At this time, people 18 and older should pre-register through vaccinate.dc.gov or the district’s call center. Residents of the district who are 16 or 17 years old and have a qualified medical condition and are not an existing patient of the National Children’s Hospital or HSC, can register in advance for a vaccination at the National Children’s Hospital following the link posted on coronavirus.dc. gov / vaccine.
DC still needs more vaccine and we will continue to advocate for additional doses so that we can save lives and meet the demand of our community. ”