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Here's what Julia Irving, Director of the Mayor's Office of Community Relations posted 3 hours ago on Nextdoor. Note the change for senior & healthcare workers: <b>Appointments will be released every Thursday 9:00 a.m. to eligible residents in prioirty zip
codes and additional appointments will be released every Friday at 9:00 a.m. for all DC zip codes. </b>Here's the full text of what is posted on Nextdoor. </div>
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<b><span class="_1IVvEt-w" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><a class="content-title-container" href="https://nextdoor.com/p/hdxPdQtRKXKY?view=detail" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-0.32px">COVID-19
Vaccine Updates. </a></span><span tabindex="0" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Roboto, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-0.32px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Today,
DC Health announced that beginning the week </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">of January 25, in-person staff, including teachers and support staff, at DC Public
Schools (DCPS) and DC Public Charter Schools will begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">This week, DCPS teachers and staff who are already reporting in-person, or who will return for in-person instruction in Term 3, will receive
an email outlining the process for scheduling a vaccination appointment. Vaccinations will begin next week and will take place at Dunbar High School. DC Health and DCPS are partnering with Children’s National Hospital to vaccinate DCPS staff. Appointments
will be scheduled directly with Children’s National Hospital. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">DC Public Charter Schools will receive guidance from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) regarding the vaccination
program expected to start on January 25 for teachers and staff who are reporting in person.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">Starting on January 25, other workers necessary for the preservation of societal functions will begin vaccinations, such as other public
school staff and members of the Metropolitan Police Department. In addition, “Continuity of District Government” personnel will start their vaccinations next week with Kaiser. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">District seniors (65 years and older) and healthcare workers will continue to register for vaccination appointments using the
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or by calling the District’s coronavirus call center at 855-363-0333. Going forward, appointments will be released every Thursday at 9:00 a.m. to eligible residents in priority zip codes, and additional appointments will be released every Friday at 9:00 a.m.
for all DC zip codes. If DC’s weekly vaccine allotment from the federal government changes, this schedule is likely to change in accordance. The District’s goal is the make the vaccine available promptly as supply comes in from the federal government and to
ensure an equitable distribution of the vaccine across all eight wards. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">Earlier this month, DC Health shared the District’s updated vaccination program phases, broken down by tiers. The phases and tiers consider
populations based on two factors: 1) prevention of morbidity and mortality and 2) preservation of societal functions. In terms of prevention of morbidity and mortality, the first populations to begin receiving the vaccine were individuals in nursing homes
then followed by District residents 65 years and older. In terms of preservation of societal functions, the first populations to begin receiving the vaccine were health care workers, EMS workers, and frontline public health workers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.32px;">Recent experience shows that demand for the vaccine remains high. Mayor Bowser and DC Health continue to advocate for the federal government
to send more vaccine so that we can meet the demand for it and protect the lives of our residents and our workforce. Put bluntly: DC NEEDS MORE VACCINE.</span><br>
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