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From YouTube: Board Wrap-Up: COVID Response: Vaccine Update 02/26/2021
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February 2021 - An in-depth look at key actions taken by the Arlington County Board and important County news that affects you, your family and community.
A
Hello
and
welcome
to
county
board
wrap
up
where
each
month
we
take
an
in-depth
look
at
the
key
actions
by
the
county
board,
as
well
as
important
county
news
that
affects
you
and
our
community.
I'm
your
host,
cara,
o'donnell
and
joining
me
today,
as
always,
is
county
board,
chair,
matt
deferenti
as
well
as
board
member
christian
dorsey,
and
we
have
a
special
guest
star
this
month
on
county
board,
wrap
up
in
his
first
appearance
with
us
county
manager
mark
schwartz
mark.
A
Thank
you
for
joining
us
today,
matt
christian
you
as
well
now
everyone's
here
today
to
talk
about
two
big
issues:
the
county's
ongoing
response
to
the
pandemic,
including
the
vaccine
program,
as
well
as
the
proposed
fiscal
year
2022
budget.
Now
we'll
start
with
the
covet
19
pandemic.
It's
officially
been
deemed
the
longest
local
emergency
in
arlington's
history
and
as
we
approach
the
one
year
mark
of
that
emergency,
it
remains
county
government's
top
priorities.
So
mark
I'm
gonna
start
with
you.
A
B
B
I
have
had
the
opportunity
to
visit
our
site
down
at
sequoia
and
we
are
doing
a
very
I,
I
think,
an
excellent
job
once
people
are
showing
up
getting
them
through
the
system,
either
getting
the
moderna
or
pfizer
vaccine
and
getting
all
sorts
of
information
out
to
people.
The
one
thing
that
we're
spending
a
lot
of
time
on
right
now
is
trying
to
get
people
pre-registered,
and
I
know
that
board
members
have
been
very
focused
on
this.
B
You
can't
get
vaccinated
unless
you
pre-register
and
that's
been
the
main
focus
of
what
we've
been
doing
and
people
we
really
want
people
to
get
involved
in
that
and
sort
of.
The
last
point
is
that
we
do
not
have
nearly
enough
vaccine
we're
still
getting
shy
of
about
3
000
vaccine
doses
a
week
and
with
that
the
pace
is
still
going
much
slower
than
we
would
like.
A
B
The
state
asked
us
to
shut
down
our
pre-registration
system
and
they
were
going
to
stand
up
a
statewide
system
on
the
15th,
which
was
a
tuesday,
so
that
is,
we
shut
our
system
down.
The
states
stood
up
its
system
on
the
15th.
The
state
system
hasn't
worked
very
well
for
for
the
moment,
they're
working
on
improving
it,
but
I
wanted
to
assure
everybody
everyone
who
signed
up
with
arlington
the
over
40
000
people
who
pre-registered
they
are
in
line
all
their
names
are
intact
and
we're
working
our
way
through
that
list.
B
We
still
have
a
fair
amount
to
go.
People
who've,
signed
up
with
the
state
system,
have
been
frustrated
because,
as
they
sign
up-
and
they
go
back
in
to
check
to
see
if
they
can
see
their
name,
that
isn't
actually
functioning
very
well.
At
the
moment,
we've
been
told
by
the
state
that
by
the
end
of
the
week,
we're
in
right
now,
which
is
the
26th
27th,
that
that
should
be
better.
B
But
it's
caused
a
lot
of
frustration
on
the
part
of
a
lot
of
arlingtonians
who
wanted
to
go
in
and
make
sure,
because
our
data
was
supposed
to
be
in
the
state
system
to
check.
You
know
people
want
to
know
that
they're
in
there
they
type
in
their
name
and
it
doesn't
come
back
and
it
adds
to
their
sense
of
frustration
and
panic,
and
so
a
lot
of
people
have
been
going
in
and
registering
on
the
state
system.
A
B
Yes,
so
thanks
for
that
question,
you
know
the
federal
government
has
been
providing
a
relatively
small
number
of
doses
directly
to
pharmacies.
So
in
arlington
there
are
three
safeways
there's
also
a
cvs
along
columbia,
pike
and
a
giant
on
south
glebe
road
they've
been
getting
some.
When
I
say
small
small
amounts,
I
think
70
doses
have
been
going
to
each
of
the
safeways.
B
B
The
pharmacies
have
said
they're
going
to
limit
the
people
who
get
to
take
those
vaccines
to
those
who
are
65
and
older,
but
they
have
not
said
they
would
limit
it
to
arlingtonians.
So
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
strange
dance
going
on
now,
where
people
in
virginia
are
trying
to
find
whatever
cvs,
whatever
giant
whatever
safe
way,
they
can
to
go
in
and
get
a
shot,
and
it's
led
to
some
additional.
A
C
So
I
think
that's
very
important
because
we
know
historically,
our
black
and
brown
residents
have
been
underserved
in
terms
of
health
care
and
we
really
have
to
make
sure
that
our
vaccine
doses
are
going
to
those
most
in
need
and
most
at
risk,
which,
unfortunately,
still
is
the
case
more
often
than
we'd,
like
our
communities
and
individuals
of
color.
So
we're
working,
the
free
clinic
is
located
on
columbia,
pike
and
it's
there's
an
opportunity
because
they
have
relationships
with
individuals
that
are
uninsured
and
underinsured
and
we
can
help
address
equity
in
that
way.
C
So
that's
that's
a
those
are
two
components,
and
you
mentioned
also
vaccine
hesitancy
and
I
think
that's
something
that
the
whole
board
has
not
been
stunned
at,
but
has
seen
that
arlingtonians
have
really
stepped
up
and
christian.
I
know
you've
talked
about
that
in
part,
as
well
as
the
equity
issue
too.
D
It
was
designed
to
address
those
most
at
risk,
and
we
understand
that
many
people
who
are
at
significant
risk
for
covet
complications
and
severe
illness
and
death
happen
to
be
people
who
are
racial
and
ethnic
minorities,
and
if
they
are
in
those
priority
groups
for
age
and
occupation,
they
have
had
access
to
this
vaccine
from
the
very
beginning.
But
within
that
we
know
that.
There's
that
second
layer
that
you
talked
about
cara
are
there.
D
The
wonderful
decision
to
repurpose
our
complete
count
committee
that
work
towards
community
engagement
in
the
census
to
a
complete
vaccination
effort
is
just
a
master
stroke
and
getting
those
individuals
to
recruit
partner
organizations
who
will
then
go
to
to
communities
who
we
want
to
prioritize
and
make
sure
get
vaccinated,
making
sure
they.
They
not
only
know
what
the
processes
are
that
need
to
be
followed,
but
that
they
can
address
any
questions
about
vaccine
hesitancy
for
people
who
may
rightly
have
a
distrust
of
these
national
vaccination
programs.
A
C
Food
insecurity
has
increased
and
we
as
a
board,
have
stepped
up
with
resources,
but
we're
also
in
the
process
of
finalizing
a
committee
that
led
by
mark
as
manager,
but
with
all
of
our
support
and
input
that
is
going
to
seek
to
address
the
the
increase
in
hunger
and
also
create
some
thoughts
and
and
a
strategic
plan
to
address
the
sustainability
of
our
hunger
system.
We've
had
a
lot
of
pta
presidents
step
up
and
we
need
to
get
their
best
thinking
and
really
work
on
that
challenge.
C
So
those
are
two
and
I'm
sure
that
there's
there's
others.
We
continue,
as
you
said,
covet
is,
and,
and
vaccine
are
our
first
second
third
priorities
at
this
moment.
So
I
don't
know
mark
or
christian.
If
you
had
pieces
to
add
we're
doing
a
lot
as
we
try
to
respond
to
the
the
year
anniversary
of
the
pandemic,.
D
And
I'll
just
maybe
tee
up
mark
from
the
next
segment.
By
saying
you
know,
the
unfortunate
reality
of
this
pandemic
is
while
it
has
certainly
affected
some
people
most
acutely,
those
who
have
gotten
sick
those
who
have
died,
those
who
are
facing
the
severe
you
know,
life
sustainability,
issues
that
matt
mentioned,
but
it's
it
affects
everyone.
Every
single
resident
and
stakeholder
in
our
community,
and
one
of
the
ways
in
which
that's
very
well
reflected
is
in
how
it's
impacted.
County
government
in
our
budget
revenues
have
been
significantly
curtailed.
D
In
addition
to
meeting
extraordinary
needs,
it
means
that
there's
had
to
be
an
on
the
fly,
rethinking
of
how
we
do
just
about
everything
in
arlington
county
government,
with
not
only
new
revenue
levels
in
the
immediate,
but
also
an
outlook
that
is
at
best
uncertain.
So
you
know
this
is
something
where
covid
covet
all
of
the
time,
but
the
reverberations
and
echoes
you
can't
escape
them.
They're
everywhere,.