Who is eligible to get a shot?
The District is currently at the beginning of Phase 1b, as described in its coronavirus vaccination plan. That means D.C. is currently vaccinating frontline workers in health care settings; staff and residents in congregate care settings like nursing homes and homeless shelters; first responders; teachers and other K-12 education staff; and D.C. residents ages 65 and older.
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If you have general questions or even concerns about the coronavirus vaccine, D.C. has information here about who should get vaccinated, how the different individual vaccines work, and why they re considered safe.
Georgetown University revealed Tuesday that several medical students who should not have been eligible for the vaccine in the current phase got it early.
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Montgomery: Officials said Tuesday that the state will see a slight increase, about 16%, in COVID-19 vaccine doses coming in federal shipments, but the ongoing shortage remains the chief obstacle to getting more people inoculated. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. is boosting deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three weeks to increase vaccinations. “I’m pleased that Alabama will receive a slight increase in our vaccine supply. Any margin of increase is appreciated, but we have a long way to go to be able to provide them to any Alabamian who wants one,” Gov. Kay Ivey said Tuesday. State Health Officer Scott Harris said Alabama will receive an additional 10,000 first doses in its upcoming delivery. The state had been receiving about 50,000 to 60,000 first doses each week but will s
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As President Joe Biden raises expectations for how many people will be vaccinated within his first 100 days in office, D.C., Maryland and Virginia are struggling to keep up with demand.
Many people have felt left behind by how local health departments are organizing the rollout. In other cases, people are skipping the lines to get vaccines. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
New mass COVID-19 vaccination sites are set to open across Maryland in February, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference on Tuesday.
Send Brett Trelfa has been named chief information officer at Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield in Little Rock.
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