Virginia is sending 8,000 additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to District hospitals as early as next week, D.C. Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt said at a news conference Monday more than the 6,825 vaccine doses the federal government has allotted for the nation’s capital.
The extra doses are meant to cover Northern Virginia residents who work on the front lines fighting the pandemic in D.C.
The collaboration happened over the weekend, Nesbitt said, and details are being finalized.
After front line workers are vaccinated, D.C. can focus on long-term care facilities.
“We have to be able to vaccinate individuals who are in the higher risk groups before we can move to Phase Two and Phase Three, where the general public is,” Nesbitt said.
Updated on December 16, 2020 at 7:07 pm
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D.C. firefighters and first responders will be getting vaccinated Thursday as part of a citywide effort to boost confidence in the new COVID-19 vaccine.
The first emergency responders to receive the Pfizer vaccine, which arrived Wednesday, have been dubbed “The First Five.” They are D.C.’s Fire Chief John Donnelly, the department’s medical director Dr. Robert Holman, and three firefighters, Lieutenants Joseph Papariello and Keishea Jackson, and firefighter/EMT Julio Quinteros.
For Jackson, it’s about building public trust in the vaccine and protecting her father. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
COVID-19 vaccine begins arriving in the District
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DC includes Fire & EMS in first round of vaccines
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that D.C. Fire & EMS members will be among the first to receive the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in the District. Five volunteers have been selected to be the first candidates on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the United States overnight – and it has been sent to several locations in the District.
The District will receive 6,825 doses of the vaccine during the initial allotment.
Six sites throughout the District will receive that initial allotment: Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Howard University Hospital, The George Washington University Hospital, Children s National Hospital, Kaiser Permanente and Medstar Georgetown University Hospital.
Sites that receive vaccine doses might not start administering them the same day they receive them for a “number of reasons,” Miss Bowser told reporters Monday. She noted that officials don’t know what the next shipments of the vaccine will look like and how much the city will receive for future distribution.
D.C. Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt said Monday that the District is working with Virginia to obtain more vaccines next week for those who reside in Northern Virginia and work in the city. She anticipates receiving about 8,000 more doses from the state and said the city is discussing with Maryland about obtaining more doses.
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