April 5, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Food Service, Construction, etc
Beginning today, April 5, individuals who live or work in the Fairfax Health District that fall into the following categories are now eligible to register to get a COVID-19 vaccine:
  • Energy
  • Water, Wastewater, Waste Removal
  • Housing and Construction
  • Food Service
  • Transportation and Logistics
  • Institutions of Higher Education Faculty/Staff

We expect to move into the rest of Phase 1c later this week and move into Phase 2 by April 18 in accordance with federal and state goals for the COVID-19 vaccination rollout.

See below for specific category details. The Fairfax Health District includes Fairfax County, the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church, and the towns of Clifton, Herndon and Vienna.

These are the first six priority groups of frontline essential workers in Phase 1c as outlined by the Virginia Department of Health.
As a reminder, Fairfax County is not participating in the statewide registration system at this time. You should register on our website. If you previously registered on the statewide system, please register with Fairfax County to ensure you are invited to schedule an appointment.

Energy
The following groups who live or work in the Fairfax Health District are included in this category, based on CDC and VDH lists:
  • Electric industry
  • Environmental consulting services
  • Fuel dealers
  • Gasoline stations
  • Mining
  • Natural gas industry
  • Oil and gas extraction
  • Petroleum industry (including gas station workers)
  • Pipeline transportation
  • Renewable energy
  • Support activities for mining
  • Utilities

Water, Wastewater and Waste Removal
The following groups who live or work in the Fairfax Health District are included in these categories, based on CDC and VDH lists:
  • Administration of air and water resource and solid waste management programs
  • Plumbers
  • Recycling removal workers
  • Water and utility workers

Housing and Construction
The following groups who live or work in the Fairfax Health District are included in these categories, based on CDC and VDH lists:
  • Administration of housing programs
  • Architectural, engineering, and related services
  • Community housing services
  • Construction of buildings
  • Electricians
  • Hardware stores and similar retail stores
  • House painters
  • Housing construction
  • Housing and real estate services
  • Hotel and motel staff (traveler accommodations)
  • HVAC technicians
  • Interior design services
  • Real estate
  • Specialty trade contractors

Food Service
The following groups who live or work in the Fairfax Health District are included in this category, based on CDC and VDH lists:
  • Community food service
  • Restaurants and other eating places (servers and back of house)
  • Special food services

Transportation and Logistics
The following groups who live or work in the Fairfax Health District are included in these categories, based on CDC and VDH lists:
  • Air traffic controllers
  • Airline ground crews
  • Airline personnel
  • Airline pilots
  • Automotive driving schools
  • Automotive equipment rental and leasing
  • Automotive repair and maintenance
  • Car retail and repair
  • Charter bus industry
  • Commercial air, rail and water transportation equipment rental and leasing
  • Couriers and messengers
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses
  • Flight crews
  • Graphic design services
  • Maritime
  • Merchant wholesalers, durable and nondurable goods
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers
  • Packaging and labeling services
  • Printing and related support activities
  • Private mail centers
  • Process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services
  • Rail transportation
  • Road construction industry
  • Shipyard
  • Support activities for transportation
  • Taxi and limousine service
  • Transit and ground passenger transportation
  • Truck transportation
  • TSA employees
  • Warehouse and storage
  • Water transportation
  • Welcome Center

Institutions of Higher Education
This group includes both faculty and staff at institutions of higher education.

COVID-19 Resources
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