Rappahannock

Virginia’s Health is in Your Hands. Do your part, stop the spread.

Get the Facts

We need everyone’s help to stop the spread. Individuals, communities, businesses, and healthcare organizations all play an important role in slowing the spread of COVID-19.
Virginia is currently in Phases 1A and 1B of our COVID-19 vaccination plan. Healthcare workers, residents of long-term care facilities, frontline essential workers, and those at increased risk of exposure or serious illness are now getting the COVID-19 vaccine. We all need to continue to take the steps to slow the spread of COVID-19, even after we get vaccinated.
Wash your hands often, stay at least six feet apart from others, wear a mask in public settings, stay home if you are sick, and disinfect high-touch surfaces often. These are all very important ways to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Stay in your home from midnight to 5:00 a.m. Only leave your home during this time for essential activities, including seeking medical care, obtaining food and goods, and traveling to and from work. These are requirements of the modified Stay at Home Order as of December 14.
All Virginians should limit indoor and outdoor in-person gatherings to no more than 10 people. Continue to practice physical distancing and avoid mass gatherings and crowded places.
As of December 14, Governor Northam expanded the mask mandate to require that all Virginians aged 5 years and older wear masks that cover their mouth and nose in indoor settings shared with people outside of their household and when outdoors within six feet of another person who does not live with them.

RAHD Vaccination Plan

Rappahannock Area Health District is currently vaccinating individuals who meet Tier 1a criteria. That criteria can be found here: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/covid-19-vaccine/. We will move to Tier 1b the week of January 18, 2021. Criteria for Tier 1b can be found HERE.

WE VACCINATE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY – WALKS-INS WILL NOT BE ACCOMMODATED

If you are an employer that fits in a Tier 1a category, please do the following:

Complete the survey on our website for phase 1a employers: https://tinyurl.com/RAHD-healthcare-vaccines
This form alerts us that you are ready to have your staff vaccinated
We will send your identified point of contact a detailed email with instructions on how to create an account in the CDC the Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS)
The identified point of contact will create an account in VAMS and will upload all of their employees into VAMS
Each employee will receive an invitation email from VAMS that will allow them to create an account, register and schedule an appointment

If you are an employer that fits in the Tier 1b category, please do the following:

Complete the survey on our website for phase 1b employers: https://bit.ly/RAHDTier1b
This form alerts us that you are ready to have your staff vaccinated
We will send your identified point of contact a detailed email with instructions on how to create an account in the CDC the Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS)
1. The identified point of contact will create an account in VAMS and will upload all their employees into VAMS
2. Each employee will receive an invitation email from VAMS that will allow them to create an account, register and schedule an appointment

If you are an individual who is 75 or older:

Complete the survey for those older than 75 on our website: https://redcap.link/rahd-75andover
You will receive an email from the Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS) asking you to register in the VAMS system
Register in the VAMS system.
1. Once you register, you can make an appointment for your vaccine.
2. Remember that you must return in 3 or 4 weeks for a second dose of your vaccine.
If you are not able to provide an email address, you will receive a phone call when clinics are being scheduled in our district