VACCINATION

PROGRAM PHASES
WITH TIERS
PHASE 1A 21

• Prevention of Morbidity & • Preservation of Societal Functions

Mortality • Healthcare Personnel (including
• Long Term Care Residents veterinary medicine)
• Fire & Emergency Medical
Personnel
• Frontline Public Health Workers
*Essential employees are unable to execute their job functions remotely/via telework and are required to report for
duty in-person during the public health emergency.

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PHASE 1B TIER 1 22

• Prevention of Morbidity & Mortality • Preservation of Societal Functioning

• Continue Long Term Care Residents • Continue Phase 1a
• DC Residents age 65 years and • Correctional Officers
older • Staff working in Congregate
• Congregate Settings (intermediate Settings
care facilities, community residential • Non-healthcare personnel
facilities, group homes, homeless supporting operations of COVID-19
shelters) vaccination clinics

*Essential employees are unable to execute their job functions remotely/via telework and are required to report for
duty in-person during the public health emergency.

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PHASE 1B TIER 2 23

• Prevention of Morbidity & Mortality • Preservation of Societal Functioning

• Continue Long Term Care Residents • Continue Phase 1a
• Continue DC Residents age 65 years and • Continue Phase 1b Tier 1
older • Law Enforcement/Public Safety
• Continue Congregate Settings (intermediate • All staff working in K-12 educational
care facilities, community residential facilities
facilities, group homes, homeless shelters) • All staff working in child care facilities
• Correctional Facilities and Detention • All staff working in grocery stores
Centers

*Essential employees are unable to execute their job functions remotely/via telework and are required to report for
duty in-person during the public health emergency.

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 PHASE 1B TIER 3 24

• Prevention of Morbidity & Mortality • Preservation of Societal Functioning

• Continue Long Term Care • Continue Phase 1a
Residents • Continue Phase 1b Tier 1
• Continue DC residents 65 years • Continue Phase 1b Tier 2
and older • Staff working in Courts and Individuals Providing Legal
Services
• Continue Congregate Settings
• Individuals working in health, human services, and/or
• Continue Correctional Facilities
social services outreach programs
and Detention Centers
• Frontline employees of public (mass) transit
• Individuals employed in manufacturing
• Individuals working in food packaging and distribution
• Employees of US Postal Service

*Essential employees are unable to execute their job functions remotely/via telework and are required to report for
duty in-person during the public health emergency.

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PHASE 1C TIER 1 25

• Prevention of Morbidity & Mortality • Preservation of Societal Functioning

• Continue Phase 1a
• Continue Phase 1b (all tiers)
• DC Residents age 16-64 years
and older with a chronic medical
condition with increased risk of
complications for COVID-19
and/or a chronic medical
condition as defined by their
health care provider
• Continue Phase 1a, Phase 1b (all tiers)
• Staff working in food service
• Essential employees* in local government agencies
• Essential employees of public utilities
• Essential employees in non-governmental health,
human, and social services organizations/agencies
• Individuals working in commercial and residential
property maintenance and environmental services

*Essential employees are unable to execute their job functions remotely/via telework and are required to report for
duty in-person during the public health emergency.

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 PHASE 1C TIER 2
• Prevention of Morbidity & Mortality
• Continue Phase 1a
• Continue Phase 1b (all tiers)
• Continue DC Residents age 16-64
years and older with a chronic medical
condition with increased risk of
complications for COVID-19 and/or a
chronic medical condition as defined by
their health care provider
*Essential employees are unable to execute their job functions remotely/via telework and are required to report for
duty in-person during the public health emergency.
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• Preservation of Societal Functioning
• Individuals working in non-public
transit transportation services (i.e. for
hire vehicles, ride share)
• Individuals working in
logistics/delivery/courier services
• Essential employees working in media
and mass communications
PHASE 1C AND TIER 3 27

• Prevention of Morbidity & Mortality • Preservation of Societal Function

• Continue Phase 1a • All essential employees of institutions of
• Continue Phase 1b (all tiers) higher education (i.e. colleges, universities,
trade schools)
• Continue DC Residents age 16-64
• Individuals working in construction
years and older with a chronic
• All essential employees working in
medical condition with increased risk
information technology
of complications for COVID-19 and/or
• Essential employees in federal
a chronic medical condition as
government agencies
defined by their health care provider
• Individuals working in commercial and
residential property management
*Essential employees are unable to execute their job functions remotely/via telework and are required to report for
duty in-person during the public health emergency.

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PHASE 2 28

• Prevention of Morbidity and • Preservation of Societal Functioning

Mortality • Continue Phase 1a
• Continue Phase 1a • Continue Phase 1b (all tiers)
• Continue Phase 1b (all tiers) • Continue Phase 1c (all tiers)
• Continue Phase 1c • All DC Residents age 16 years and
older not included in previous
phases
*Essential employees are unable to execute their job functions remotely/via telework and are required to report for
duty in-person during the public health emergency.

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