From the mayor’s office:
“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health, led by Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, have announced that beginning Thursday, Feb. 18, people working in four categories will be eligible to book vaccination appointments through vaccinate.dc .gov or by calling the Coronavirus Call Center: people working in a grocery store, health and human services and social services workers, people working in manufacturing, and people working in food packaging (e.g., people working in Food & Friends and other facilities Similar).
Also, in the future, vaccination appointments will be available on an alternate weekly schedule, and appointments will be available at 6:00 pm on Thursdays and Fridays one week and at 9:00 am on Thursdays and Fridays the following week.
Tomorrow, go ahead On Thursday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m., approximately 2,450 appointments will be made available for DC residents living with priority zip codes i are 65 years of age or older and / or are members of a group of eligible workers. This means, for example, that an employee of a grocery store who lives in a priority zip code can book on an appointment, regardless of the location of the grocery store they work for.
Priority zip codes are concentrated in neighborhoods 5, 7, and 8 and include: 20422, 20011, 20017, 20018, 20002, 20001, 20019, 20020, 20032, 20593. Priority zip codes include areas of the city where residents are seen disproportionately affected. by COVID-19, including the number of cases and the mortality rate. Neighborhoods 5, 7 and 8 are being prioritized because they have the lowest percentage of residents aged 65 and over who have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
On Friday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m., DC Health will make approximately 2,450 additional appointments available to all district residents over the age of 65 and / or individuals who are part of an eligible worker group.
Grocery store workers include people who work in larger grocery stores and chain stores, as well as those who work in smaller establishments that sell food, such as convenience stores, neighborhood markets, wineries. and delicatessen.
At this time, the portal is only open to people 18 years of age or older.
As of this week, the following populations are already eligible for the vaccine in Washington, DC: people working in health care settings; members of the fire and emergency medical services department; residents of long-term and intermediate care facilities and residents of community residential facilities / group homes; DC residents who are 65 or older; people living homeless; members of the Metropolitan Police Department; Continuity of district government staff; Employees and residents of the Corrections Department; teachers and staff who work or will be working in person at a traditional or public charter school; child care workers and teachers and staff at independent DC schools; people working in a grocery store; workers in health and human services and social services; people working in manufacturing; and people working in food packaging.
On Thursday evenings and throughout Friday, there will be more than 200 calls available to help residents make a phone appointment. Last week, DC Health updated the booking process to leave a dedicated supply of appointments for the Call Center ensure that more residents who can only book an appointment over the phone can do so successfully; this week, that process will continue. On days when appointments open at 6pm, the call center will remain open until 8pm, if not all available appointments are booked on Thursday evening, eligible people with priority postcodes can book appointments throughout the day on Friday “.