[Archived] City of Alexandria Provides COVID-19 Updates; Pediatric Appointment Availability This Week; Fully Vaccinated Definition; Volunteers Needed for Thanksgiving Food Distribution

­­For Immediate Release: November 9, 2021

Help end the pandemic by wearing a mask over both your nose and mouth, washing your hands frequently, and getting vaccinated. 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.

Pediatric Appointment Availability This Week

COVID-19 vaccine appointments for children ages 5-11 are available Wednesday, November 10 at an Alexandria Health Department clinic at the U.S. Patent and Trade Office. Additional appointment slots will be added for later this week in the coming days. Residents can check alexandriava.gov/Vaccines to find vaccine appointment availability or call the Alexandria COVID-19 Hotline at 703.746.4988 for assistance.

Fully Vaccinated Definition

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines fully vaccinated as two weeks after the second dose in a two-dose series or two weeks after a single-dose of COVID-19 vaccine. If two weeks have not passed since the final dose or if someone has only received their first dose, they are not considered fully vaccinated and are still at high risk of COVID-19 infection. Even those who are fully vaccinated should continue to wear a mask when indoors in public. For more information, visit the CDC website.

Volunteers Needed for Thanksgiving Food Distribution

Senior Services of Alexandria is seeking volunteers to distribute meals to Alexandria families on Monday, November 22 and Wednesday, November 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The meals will be picked up from Alexandria City High School (3330 King St.) and delivered to families of Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) students. ACPS schools will be closed during the week of the Thanksgiving holiday and the Meals on Wheels program will ensure that those in need of emergency food distribution will receive it. For more information or to volunteer to deliver meals, please email mealsonwheels@seniorservicesalex.org.  

Alexandria COVID-19 Data At-a-Glance

The Alexandria COVID-19 Dashboard below shows the daily change in the number of COVID-19 cases, deaths and 7-day average, as well as the cumulative totals. The chart focuses on the past 90 days and provides context for the CDC transmission levels. An interactive version is available at alexandriava.gov/114883. The Alexandria COVID-19 Vaccination Status dashboard below includes the percentage of residents ages 5 and older who are fully vaccinated, the number partially and fully vaccinated, and progress toward Alexandria’s and the state’s vaccination goals. Vaccination rates for ages 5-11 are not yet available through the Virginia Department of Health. The dashboard will be updated with these numbers once they are available. Vaccination charts are available at alexandriava.gov/120654. Detailed data, including data on age, race and ethnicity, are available at alexandriava.gov/Coronavirus. 

At least one dose: Total number of people who received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, including those who received one dose of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine. This metric includes all people who have received only one dose and those who received at least one dose.

Fully Vaccinated: Total number or percent of people who have completed the recommended series of a given vaccine product (i.e., two doses of the two-dose Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or one dose of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine).

Partially Vaccinated: Total number of people who have received the first dose of a two-dose vaccine course but have not yet received the second dose. 

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. 

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