CVS Limiting Vaccine To Preregistered Seniors In Virginia

VIRGINIA — CVS has pushed back the start date of COVID-19 vaccinations at select Virginia stores to Feb. 12, and appointment scheduling will begin on Feb. 11. Only individuals 65 and older who have preregistered for the vaccine with their local health department can schedule appointments.

The updated guidance limiting vaccine appointments to preregistered seniors comes from the Virginia Department of Health. Individuals must be on a vaccine wait list with their local health department to be eligible for a CVS vaccine appointment.

CVS will have 36 Virginia locations be part of that initial rollout. Based on the number of doses expected to be received by CVS in Virginia, That includes communities in Northern Virginia: Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Gainesville, and Leesburg.

Once appointment booking opens, individuals must register in advance for an appointment on the CVS website or CVS app. Those without internet access can call the CVS customer service at 800-746-7287. Individuals must have an appointment; walk-ins will not be accepted.

CVS will introduce vaccines on a limited basis as part of a federal pharmacy program; Walgreens also plans to offer the vaccine in others states.

At Gov. Ralph Northam's Friday news briefing, 24 of the 36 CVS locations were identified. These locations were classified as having a high number of vulnerable populations and COVID-19 impact.

CVS stores initially offering the vaccine will be:

• Store 5505: 801 E. Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210
• Store 1410: 415 E. Monroe Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22301
• Store 2750: 1201 S. Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 22202
• Store 7581: 13600 US Highway Number, 29, Chatham, VA 24531
• Store 10202: 2212 Campostella Road, Chesapeake, VA 23324
• Store 6283: 817 W. Main Street, Danville, VA 24541
• Store 2003: 3921 Prosperity Avenue, Fairfax, VA 22031
• Store 7589: 4201 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
• Store 5928: 14380 Mcgraws Corner Drive, Gainesville, VA 20155
• Store 5911: 918 W. Mercury Blvd., Hampton, VA 23666
• Store 4038: 19305 Ruby Drive, Leesburg, VA 20176
• Store 3502: 3908 Campbell Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24501
• Store 4363: 2725 Greensboro Road, Martinsville, VA 24112
• 7048 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville, VA 23111
• Store 12: 13800 Hull Street Road, Midlothian, VA 23112
• Store 10453: 12755 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23602
• Store 10021: 3717 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23508
• Store 10088: 5829 High Street W, Portsmouth, VA 23703
• Store 1537: 5001 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230
• Store 1988: 3514 West Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23221
• Store 7577: 4126 Plantation Road, Roanoke, VA 24012
• Store 3396: 902 Garrisonville Road, Stafford, VA 22556
• Store 11056: 2775 Godwin Blvd., Suffolk, VA 23434
• Store 8226: 1688 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Other communities that will have a CVS location with the vaccine are:

• Bedford
• Blacksburg
• Charlottesville
• Dublin
• Harrisonburg
• Rocky Mount
• Warrenton
• Williamsburg
• Winchester
• Woodstock

CVS will expand to more locations and offer additional appointments as more supply becomes available. Eventually vaccines will be available at all CVS Pharmacy locations in the U.S. subject to product availability. CVS will have the capacity to administer 20 million to 25 million shots per month in the U.S.

As of Feb. 4, pharmacies have administered 28,300 doses of the vaccine in the state, according to Virginia Department of Health data. The majority of doses administered so far can be attributed to hospitals (349,744 doses) and local health departments (243,162 doses). In Virginia, an estimated 9.1 percent of the population has the first dose. There are 775,357 people with at least one dose, and 145,284 people are fully vaccinated.

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