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Loosening COVID-19 restrictions in DC
Many D.C. residents are reacting after Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she's planning to ease some COVID-19 restrictions in the District in the coming days.
WASHINGTON - The District is making the COVID-19 vaccine available to new groups of residents and workers this week – including restaurant workers.
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As of March 15, D.C. expanded eligibility to essential workers covered in "phase 1B Tier 3" – which includes:
- Staff working in courts and individuals providing legal services
- Frontline employees of public transportation
- U.S. Postal Service employees
- Food service workers
- Essential employees in local government agencies
- Essential employees in public utilities
- Essential employees in health, human and social service organizations/agencies who were not vaccinated as outreach workers
- Individuals working in commercial and residential property maintenance and environmental services
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Another set of workers will become eligible on March 29 – including all those covered under phase 1C Tier 2, which includes:
- Ride-share and taxi drivers
- People working in logistics, delivery, or courier services
- Essential workers in media and mass communication
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