For those who already received a shot in Phase 1a or 1b, you will need a second shot three to four weeks later depending on which vaccine you got. The CSHD is using Moderna vaccines, which require 28 days between doses.
“This is a great way to get younger children involved in doing community service for their community, so any age would be fine to do that because you are working outside of the shelter hours,” Ashley Robinson said.
As school employees streamed into the Berglund Center Friday, Governor Ralph Northam toured the vaccination clinic, and he took the measure of an operation organized by the local health districts and Carilion Clinic.
Jon Decker is the White House correspondent for Gray Television, the parent company of WHSV, and he spoke with WHSV’s Kyle Rogers about President Biden’s first days of office.
After two men rented guns at a Hanover shooting range and took their lives on-site within the same week, their families began a mission to stop that from happening again.
"We have to stay vigilant with this. We know it's tough for the community and the public to not have access to the buildings and facilities that they like to enjoy, but it's something that we feel is in the best interest of the community at this time,” Greg Lunsford, Elkton Town Manager, said.
Friday afternoon, U.S 340 was backed up for miles in both directions as many people were trying to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at Page County High School.
The Virginia Health Department is reporting a major milestone with more than 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine are distributed. But less than half of those doses are in arms.
The Virginia Senate appears likely to censure a GOP state senator who defended those who stormed the Capitol and whose public apology effort fell flat.
For years, medical researchers have tried to understand why African Americans are more likely to develop and die from colon cancer than other groups of people. Now, researchers at UVA Health know why.
A new artificial intelligence program created by UVA Health researchers can now monitor high-risk coronavirus patients, as well as others in intensive care, and alert nurses and doctors if life-threatening trouble may arise.
“Testing is just as important as it was but no more or less important. Testing is not going to solve this pandemic,” said Dr. Colin Greene with the VDH Lord Fairfax Health District.
“This week to see the kids come back, to see the looks on the teacher’s faces to see the children so excited to be back in school, I’ve been borderline euphoric,” Staunton City Schools superintendent, Dr. Garett Smith.
Starting Jan. 26, anyone flying into the U.S. will be required to show a negative COVID-19 test within three days before the flight, according to new CDC guidelines.
Some members of the Central Shenandoah General Assembly are calling on Governor Ralph Northam for more transparency regarding the COVID-19 vaccination program in the Commonwealth.
The Rockingham County Department of Fire and Rescue is offering to help Rockingham County residents who meet Phase 1B requirements for the COVID-19 vaccine who do not have an email address to sign up for a future vaccination.
A leading member of Virginia’s new redistricting commission says the state’s legislative maps will be less affected by redistricting than any time since World War II.
A top Virginia public health official says he’s confident no COVID-19 vaccine doses have gone to waste, despite hiccups in the state’s rollout of the vaccine.
As of Friday, January 22, Virginia has had 463,751 total cases of COVID-19, including confirmed lab tests and clinical diagnoses, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
President Joe Biden has two dogs, Major and Champ. Major, is taking a huge step for shelter animals everywhere, as the first rescue dog to live in the White House.
It would require drivers to change lanes to pass a bicyclist when the lane is not wide enough to pass three feet to the left. It would allow two bicyclists to ride side-by-side at any time and also require bicyclists to yield at a stop sign.
Visitors can find incredible views at Shenandoah National Park all year round, but during the winter months, it can be trickier to explore some parts of the park.
Virginia lawmakers are considering legislation that could speed the administration of vaccines in the Commonwealth. Thursday morning, the Senate Education and Health Committee reported SB1445 on a unanimous vote.
President Joe Biden was sworn into office yesterday beginning his first term amid a global health crisis. But The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library tells us presidents inheriting crises is not anything we have not seen in the past.
Augusta Health says as of the end of the day on Wednesday, January 20, 5,366 vaccines have been administered by Augusta Health, including 473 to community members.
A spokesperson for VADOC said that inmates do not have to request the vaccine because it is being offered to all of them as they receive vaccine doses from VDH.
The Harrisonburg Salvation Army reports that an employee has tested positive for COVID-19, and all social services operations will temporarily be closed, except the food pantry.
