Dr. Taison Bell with University of Virginia Health says this is a big move to keep frontline healthcare workers healthy, especially with a nationwide shortage of nurses and hospital staff.
State health leaders feel encouraged with the latest results of Johnson & Johnson’s booster shot study, which shows an increase in protection against COVID-19.
UVA Medical Center is in desperate need of ICU nurses. This all comes as COVID-19 surges, hospitals are overcrowded, and many in healthcare experience burnout.
The Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics says pediatric practices across Virginia are unable to keep up with the demand for office visits and COVID testing as students return back to the classroom.
Aside from getting the vaccine and following mitigation strategies, the health department is reminding the public another important way we can stop COVID-19 in its tracks: contact tracing.
The Richmond - Henrico Health Districts says the rate of white children in the city getting a COVID-19 vaccine is two to three times higher than the rate of black children.
These testing clinics will occur on Mondays and Thursdays at Hillandale Park in Harrisonburg from 8 to 10 a.m., and Tuesdays and Fridays at Augusta County Government Center in Verona from 8 to 10 a.m.
The UVA Medical Center and Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital both say they have enough beds right now to meet the influx of COVID-19 patients, but both are preparing for the worst.
The campaign will have a 30-second video circulating around social media as well as an audio-only version that will be played at radio stations across Virginia as a public service announcement.
A third grader is thanking the nurses at the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital for turning their office into a walk-in coronavirus testing clinic.
Players with the Oak Grove Theater are once again taking to the stage. This time for a week-long performance of 'Clue' that is based on the popular board game.
The requirement has become a popular debate topic, with many citing HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, as a reason to keep vaccination status private.
COVID-19 testing demand is increasing now that children are back in classrooms, more students are on University of Virginia Grounds, and new variants of the virus are emerging.
Mental Health America of Augusta aims to normalize the conversation around mental health, but those efforts need support. It is hosting the Running Down Stigma 5K benefit.
The Blue Ridge Health District says contact tracers are overwhelmed. This is due to a rise in coronavirus cases and lack of mitigation measures that were in place earlier this year.
Andrea Kendall, Licensed Clinical Social Worker with Augusta Health, says many who struggle with their mental health have faced new challenges in the last year and a half, as a lot of focus in health care turned to COVID-19.
They’re simple, quick, and some doctors say they are almost as effective as PCR tests - as long as you have symptoms - but the convenience factor makes at-home tests hard to resist.
