[Archived] City of Alexandria Provides COVID-19 Updates; Weekly Vaccine Updates; New Vaccine Demographic Dashboard; Help Spread the Word

­­For Immediate Release: April 23, 2021

Help end the pandemic by wearing a mask over both your nose and mouth, washing your hands frequently, and pre-registering to receive the vaccine. Approximately 1 in 20 Alexandrians who have tested positive for COVID-19 have required hospitalization, so without these critical steps, additional lives may be at risk.

Weekly Vaccine Updates

Between April 16 and April 22, the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) administered first doses to 1,474 people and fully vaccinated 2,137 people with a second dose of Moderna or Pfizer. AHD's vaccinating partners, which include pharmacies and private providers, administered the remainder of Alexandria's vaccine supply this past week. 

Alexandria will receive 12,650 doses for next week, including first and second doses. This does not include additional vaccine doses federal programs provide directly to participating pharmacies and Alexandria's federally qualified health center, Neighborhood Health. AHD provides vaccines at large events and allocates the remaining doses to private providers. AHD directly schedules appointments for both their own vaccine events and the vast majority of private providers in Alexandria. Appointments are offered by phone or email to people from the existing pre-registration list. Other private providers not being scheduled by AHD are vaccinating eligible residents based on AHD's guidance. 

New Vaccine Demographic Dashboard

The City’s COVID-19 Demographic Dashboard has been updated to include the demographics of Alexandria residents who have been fully vaccinated. The bar graph shows the percent of vaccine administration compared to the percent of the population by age, race or ethnicity and sex. The information in this dashboard is based upon information provided by the patient and includes a significant amount of unreported instances of race and ethnicity. Doses administered by federal agencies or outside of Virginia are not included in this dashboard. 

Residents ages 65 and over received a higher percentage of the total vaccinations because of the Phase 1 prioritization to protect those at highest risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19. AHD partners worked closely with senior serving organizations in Alexandria to conduct proactive outreach to older adults, resulting in more than 75% of residents ages 65 and over having received at least their first dose. The dashboard demonstrates the difficulty in fully assessing the disparity in vaccination rates among different racial and ethnic groups due to a significant amount of unreported data. AHD is working with community partners such as non-profits, faith-based organizations, advocacy groups, and businesses to address hesitancy and access barriers to vaccination within communities of color. AHD is also expanding outreach and appointment-booking efforts in those communities, along with a mobile vaccine unit to bring vaccines directly to neighborhoods that have been historically underserved or marginalized. 

Help Spread the Word About Getting Vaccinated

The City has developed a series of materials to help spread the word about getting vaccinated. With all of Virginia now in Phase 2 of the vaccine rollout, everyone ages 16 years and older is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. A series of multilingual signs that can be downloaded and shared electronically, or printed and posted in offices and public spaces, include Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine in Alexandria, By Appointment Only, #VAX2NORMAL, and Get Vaccinated: End the Pandemic The City’s Multilingual Resource Catalog offers a large selection of signs, posters, flyers, and other materials that convey important information about COVID-19 for downloaded or printing, or copies can be requested.  

Alexandria COVID-19 Data At-a-Glance

The seven-day moving average chart below shows the number of COVID-19 cases and the daily and cumulative case and fatality counts, and provides detailed information about how preventive measures are impacting Alexandria's response to the pandemic. An interactive version is available at alexandriava.gov/114883. The vaccination chart includes total doses administered across all facilities and the percentage of residents ages 16 and older who have been partially and fully vaccinated, and is available at alexandriava.gov/120654. Detailed data, including data on age, race and ethnicity, are available through links at alexandriava.gov/Coronavirus. 



Continue following measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 even after vaccination. Get tested if you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. If you test positive, help loved ones and neighbors by informing your close contacts using “ What to Do If You Get Sick” guidance, which is available in Spanish, Amharic, Arabic, and Farsi or this brief video.