From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health, led by Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, announced that as of Thursday, February 18, individuals working in four categories will become eligible to schedule vaccination appointments through vaccinate.dc .gov or by calling the coronavirus call center district: individuals who work in a grocery store, health and human services and social workers, individuals who work in manufacturing and individuals who work with food packaging (for example, people who work at Food & Friends and other similar facilities).
In addition, from now on, vaccination appointments will be available on an alternate weekly schedule, with appointments becoming available at 6pm on Thursdays and Fridays in a week and at 9am on Thursdays and Fridays the following week .
Tomorrow, in Thursday, February 18, at 6 pm, about 2,450 consultations will be made available to DC residents who live in priority postal codes and are 65 or older and / or are members of an eligible workforce group. This means, for example, that a grocery worker who lives in a priority CEP can make a reservation on an appointment, regardless of the location of the grocery store where he works.
Priority postal codes are concentrated in wards 5, 7 and 8 and include: 20422, 20011, 20017, 20018, 20002, 20001, 20019, 20020, 20032, 20593. Priority postal codes include areas of the city where residents are affected disproportionately by COVID-19, including number of cases and mortality rate. Wards 5, 7 and 8 are being prioritized because they have the lowest percentages of residents aged 65 and over who received at least one dose of the vaccine.
On Friday, February 19 at 6 pm, DC Health will make approximately 2,450 additional consultations available to all District residents aged 65 and over and / or individuals who are members of an eligible workforce group.
Grocery workers include individuals who work in large supermarket and supermarket chains, as well as those who work in smaller establishments that sell food, such as convenience stores, neighborhood markets, bodegas and delis.
At the moment, the portal is only open to people over 18.
As of this week, the following populations are now eligible for the vaccine in Washington, DC: individuals working in healthcare facilities; members of the Department of Emergency Medical Services and Firefighters; residents of long-term care institutions and intermediaries and residents of residential facilities / community collective houses; DC residents aged 65 and over; homeless individuals; members of the Metropolitan Police Department; Continuity of District Government staff; Corrections Department employees and residents; teachers and staff who are, or will be working in person at a traditional or public charter school; daycare workers, teachers, and employees of independent schools in DC; individuals working in a grocery store; health and human and social services professionals; individuals working in the industry; and people who work with food packaging.
On Thursday night and throughout Friday, more than 200 attendants will be available to help residents make phone calls. Last week, DC Health updated the booking process to reserve a dedicated stock of consultations for the Call Center ensure that more residents who can only make an appointment over the phone do so successfully; this week, that process will continue. On days when appointments open at 6 pm, the Call Center will remain open until 8 pm. If not all available appointments are booked on Thursday night, eligible individuals with priority postal codes can book appointments throughout the day on Friday. “