A Sentara Healthcare worker receives one of the first COVID-19 vaccines available in the state. Photo courtesy Sentara
Updated 3:40 p.m., Feb. 9
Virginia residents 65 and older are now able to register for vaccinations that will be given starting Friday at CVS locations across Virginia as part of an expansion of the federal COVID-19 vaccination program.
CVS will supplement existing vaccination programs by providing 26,000 more shots a week to Virginians, the Virginia Department of Health said in a news release Tuesday. The pharmacy and VDH tried to prioritize eligible Virginians who had already registered with the health department and were on waiting lists, but CVS is not able to do so “due to technological limitations with their national appointment system,” according to the release.
In the meantime, anyone who is 65 or older should register with the CVS system, even if they have already registered with VDH. At your appointment for the first vaccination, an appointment will be made for your second shot, VDH says. Appointments are required.
