It’s a hurdle many across the country are facing: a shortage of interpreters at COVID-19 vaccine sites. Now, the Central Shenandoah Health District is making efforts to help those who do not speak English as a first language.
“We’ve been seeing a high burden of disease in our region since the beginning of November. So, yes, the holidays were a concern and they are affecting our cases numbers, but this is due to behavior that has been happening since really the fall,” Laura Lee Wight said.
Harrisonburg City Public Schools will hold a work session to answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. The town hall is focused on educators but will be streamed to the public who may have the same questions.
The panel concluded that "many countries took minimal action to prevent the spread (of COVID-19) internally and internationally." The pandemic has killed at least 2 million people worldwide so far.
While the Virginia Department of Health says its top priority is ‘getting shots into arms’ - Virginia is lagging behind just about every other state in getting it done.
In the past 48 hours, the Virginia Department of Health has reported more than 17,000 new positive COVID-19 cases, and the experts say the recent holiday travel season is not the only thing fueling the high case numbers.
As of Tuesday, January 19, Virginia has had 451,076 total cases of COVID-19, including confirmed lab tests and clinical diagnoses, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a winter surge pushes the overall toll toward 400,000 amid warnings that a new, highly contagious variant is taking hold.
The man was “scared to go home due to COVID,” and told authorities that he’d found a badge and that other passengers at the airport had given him food.
The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers’ profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinated against COVID-19 before older people or health care workers in poorer countries.
Augusta Health is continuing to work with the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD) to vaccinate those who are eligible with the COVID-19 vaccine.
As of Monday, January 18, Virginia has had 446,550 total cases of COVID-19, including confirmed lab tests and clinical diagnoses, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
As of Sunday, January 17, Virginia has had 439,305 total cases of COVID-19, including confirmed lab tests and clinical diagnoses, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
The couple had many plans for 2021, including getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Their friends hope their deaths serve as a stark message about the importance of the vaccine.
In a press conference Saturday, the Virginia Department of Health announced that COVID-19 vaccines are continuing to roll out at a steady pace across state.
As of Saturday, January 16, Virginia has had 429,391 total cases of COVID-19, including confirmed lab tests and clinical diagnoses, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
As many health districts in Virginia gear up to move into the next phase of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan, there are questions about who is considered to be in Phase 1b.
The developments threatened to escalate tensions between the Trump administration and some states over who is responsible for the relatively slow start to the vaccination campaign.
Per new federal guidelines, another group of adults will be included in Phase 1b vaccination efforts across the Commonwealth, Governor Ralph Northam announced Thursday.
According to a press release from the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, as of Tuesday, January 12, Virginia hospitals have administered more than 175,000 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines so far.
As of Friday, January 15, Virginia has had 422,634 total cases of COVID-19, including confirmed lab tests and clinical diagnoses, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
The Biden plan comes as a divided nation remains caught in the grip of the pandemic’s most dangerous wave yet. So far, more than 380,000 Americans have died.
Calls to hotlines reporting suspected abuse are down compared to 2019, while calls to support centers from hard-up families seeking assistance have increased.
According to a study done by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at VCU, more than 7 in 10 Virginians say they are likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
On Thursday, January 14, Middle River Regional Jail reported two additional inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus since its last COVID-19 facility-wide testing on Jan. 13.
Valley Health has announced additional appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine are now available for people aged 75 and older, as well as essential workers in Phase 1B.
As of Thursday, January 14, Virginia has had 417,839 total cases of COVID-19, including confirmed lab tests and clinical diagnoses, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
