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Loudoun County Vaccine Update: Workers In Phase 1c Now Eligible
Essential workers in Phase 1c are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine in Loudoun County, according to the county's health department.

Essential workers in Phase 1c are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine in Loudoun County, according to the county's health department.

Eligibility is expected to open to all residents 16 and older by April 18.
The health department has opened vaccine registration to certain essential worker groups in phase 1c.
Phase 2, which includes all people 16 and up, will expand to all health districts by April 18.
Virginia's COVID-19 vaccine coordinator said he is confident that as many as 65 percent of adults will be vaccinated by the end of May.
Virginia is taking steps to increase the number of workers administering the COVID vaccine so that the state can meet its vaccination goal.
Northern Virginia jurisdictions ranked healthiest, according to a new study, allowing the area to see better outcomes from the pandemic.
The Fairfax County Health Department expects to open registration to phase 1c next week and start phase 2 by the governor's deadline.
Virginia expects to have enough vaccine doses from the federal government to start offering appointments to the general public by April 18.
Virginia Department of Health confirmed 46 additional cases of the new coronavirus Thursday in the Arlington Health District.
Alexandria is getting caught up on most of the waitlist, including those with underlying health conditions.
Eligible northern Virginia residents can schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments online at Giant Food's pharmacy locations.
The Prince William Health District offered updates on the community's mass vaccination clinic, and relayed the state's eased restrictions.
While many health districts across the state are in Phase 1c of COVID-19 vaccinations, most of Northern Virginia remains in Phase 1b.
The Rotary Club of Vienna is releasing video testimonials from residents about their vaccine experiences.
Areas in phase 1c include the Rappahannock health district south of the immediate Northern Virginia region.
Arlington County partnered with Amazon to open a new appointment-only COVID-19 vaccination clinic near the company's HQ2 offices.
The Rappahannock Area Health District is urging residents to follow coronavirus guidelines as cases and hospitalizations rise in the area.
Alexandria is expected to receive over 11,000 vaccine doses this week as it continues to work through the waitlist.
The Fairfax County Health Department expects to start phase 1c in mid-April and open eligibility to all adults by May 1.
According to VDH data, 2,397,820 people, or 28.1 percent of Virginia's population, have received at least their first dose of the vaccine.
Phase 1c began last week in the Rappahannock Area Health District, allowing more people to be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine.
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The coronavirus vaccine waitlist grew in Loudoun County last week, but the health department provided an optimistic update on the timeline.
Virginia Department of Health reported the lowest positivity rate in Arlington since the end of October.
Northern Virginia could potentially see an increase of 20 percent to 30 percent in COVID-19 vaccine allocations in the coming weeks.
Sameday Health is also vaccinating people on the Alexandria Health Department's wait list at an Old Town location.
Arlington County is partnering with Amazon to open a new vaccination clinic at the company’s headquarters offices in Crystal City.
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Virginia health officials are reporting a growing number of the California COVID-19 variants, which have a higher transmission rate.
All Phase 1 eligible residents are now required to make an appointment before visiting a community vaccination center event.
Arlington County is operating a number of free, no-appointment necessary walk-up COVID-19 testing sites.
The site provides additional capacity to vaccine people registered with the health departments in Alexandria or Fairfax County.
The Rappahannock Area Health District will begin vaccinating other essential workers in Phase 1c starting on Thursday, March 25.
Fairfax County residents are now waiting about 20 days between signing up and being able to schedule a vaccination appointment.
State health department data shows an average of over 50,000 vaccine doses administered per day.
The ongoing decline in new coronavirus cases and the increase of vaccinations has prompted Gov. Ralph Northam to ease some restrictions.
Gov. Ralph Northam will further ease some Forward Virginia restrictions on gathering sizes starting on April 1.