The Virginia Department of Health says some jurisdictions in Virginia will move to the next phase of vaccination efforts this week, expanding eligibility to a broader swath of essential workers. But most Northern Virginia jurisdictions will remain in their current phases until more workers received their doses.

The state’s health department issued a statement on Tuesday signaling that some local health districts could begin Phase 1C of vaccinations — opening appointments to essential workers like restaurant employees and members of the media. Northern Virginia won’t be making the move, as localities continue to work through the thousands of eligible Phase 1B residents and essential employees still waiting for vaccines.

Phase 1A included health care workers and nursing home residents, while Phase 1B includes residents over 65, residents age 16-64 with underlying medical conditions, and essential workers like grocery store employees, teachers, and public transportation workers, among others.

Fairfax, Arlington, and Prince William counties, and the city of Alexandria, are among the D.C.-area localities still moving through Phase 1B, and not moving into Phase 1C this week.

On Wednesday morning, Fairfax County announced that Phase 1B cohorts that were not yet eligible in the county can now register for vaccinations. These include workers in the food and agriculture industries, manufacturing, and grocery stores. Prince William County expanded eligibility to these groups last week, and Arlington County opened eligibility to these groups in a phased approach throughout February and mid-March. Alexandria did the same.

“We’ll move into 1c after those already eligible are notified to schedule – I can’t really speculate on a timeline. Of course, it’s all dependent on the vaccine supply we receive,” Cara O’Donnell, public information for Arlington County’s health department wrote in a statement to DCist.

Following the Virginia Department of Health’s announcement on Tuesday, Alexandria issued a statement on the city’s move to Phase 1C.

“Alexandria continues to make strides in vaccinating residents and essential workers, but [Alexandria Health Department] has nearly 20,000 pre-registrants in Phase 1b on the waitlist, who have not yet been contacted or vaccinated,” reads the statement. “ADH anticipates moving into Phase 1C in the next 3-4 weeks depending on an adequate supply of vaccine.”

Virginia’s statement on Tuesday called for all localities to move into Phase 1C of rollout by mid-April, and the department expects all residents over age 16 to be eligible for a shot by May 1 — in line with President Joe Biden’s national directive. (Neighboring D.C. also announced this week that all residents 16 and older would be eligible to pre-register for a vaccine starting May 1.)

Statewide, 21.3% of Virginia’s population has received at least one dose of a vaccine. Locally, Fairfax boasts the most doses administered per 100,000 residents at 18,082. Alexandria follows with 17,666, Arlington with 16,609, and Prince William County with 14,176.

In an effort to boost vaccine distribution, Prince William County announced on Tuesday it would be opening a mass community vaccination site soon. The location of the site was not made public, but the county says it will focus in areas that have had disproportionately high rates of COVID-19 infection and death.