Registrations for COVID vaccines temporarily suspended while new system is adapted

Starting at 5 p.m. Friday, Virginians could find they are unable to preregister for the COVID-19 vaccine, as the state moves toward a centralized system.

The Virginia Department of Health will be moving all of the local health districts’ waiting lists into a central system, and will be replacing each of the local surveys with a link to the unified system.

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The new system is expected to launch at 8 a.m. Tuesday and is intended to offer a more user-friendly way both for people to express interest in getting a shot and for public health officials to manage the lists.