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Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 5:37 PM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
UVA Health is now scheduling appointments for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages six months through four years old.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 5:32 PM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
The Blue Ridge Health District is making plans to vaccinate children between the ages of six months to five years old.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 11:42 AM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
There’s an additional COVID-19 omicron variant, and doctors in Charlottesville are watching closely.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 4:57 PM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
Dozens of Western Albemarle High School drama students have tested positive for COVID-19 after a weekend of performances.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 9:04 AM EDT
|By Andrew Webb
COVID-19 case counts are increasing but hospitalizations are still low
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 3:50 PM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
According to the CDC, Albemarle County is in the medium level when it comes to COVID-19 transmission.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 1:33 PM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
A Charlottesville pediatrician says COVID-19 cases among children are rising and it’s getting even harder to detect.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 3:56 PM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
As COVID-19 cases in the Blue Ridge Health District rise again, doctors with UVA Health say it’s due to a newer variant that’s taking over.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 10:03 AM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
While some people may be rolling up their sleeves for third or fourth COVID-19 vaccination shot, there is a group that still can’t even get their first.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 3:56 PM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
For some, it’s time to line up to get that second booster dose against COVID-19.
7-Day Forecast
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 9:24 AM EDT
|By Madison McNamee
Another COVID-19 booster shot is likely coming soon, as another variant starts making waves in Europe.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 4:20 PM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
The Blue Ridge Health District is now handing out free N95 masks while also providing COVID-19 booster shots.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 10:47 PM EDT
|By Max Marcilla
COVID-19 rules for Albemarle County Public School staff will be changing after spring break.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 9:30 PM EDT
|By Max Marcilla
On Friday, President Joe Biden signed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act into law.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 2:58 PM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary
Congress failed to pass coronavirus funding in its latest government spending bill. Now, the White House is warning that next week it will have to pull back on covering COVID-19 tests, vaccines, and treatment.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 11:44 AM EDT
|By NBC29 Newsroom
Latest numbers from the Virginia Department of Health on coronavirus in the commonwealth.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 9:21 AM EDT
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
It has been two years since the first COVID-19 case was identified in the Blue Ridge Health District. Now, it’s reflecting on how it can apply the lessons learned when future outbreaks occur.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 2:31 PM EDT
|By NBC29 Newsroom and Max Marcilla
Albemarle County announced Wednesday, March 16, that there are no further emergency actions related to COVID-19.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 7:56 PM EST
|By Riley Wyant
Monday marks two years since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Virginia.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2022 at 10:26 PM EST
|By Madison McNamee
The CDC released a study this week stating most children have already had COVID-19.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2022 at 6:51 PM EST
|By Dryden Quigley
We have seen declines in COVID case counts before, but is this one actually different from the rest? UVA doctors say in the long run they aren’t sure.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 4:58 PM EST
|By Elizabeth Holmes
COVID-19 cases are on the decline in the greater-Charlottesville area, and hospitalizations are down at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 4:52 PM EST
|By Elizabeth Holmes
COVID-19 case rates are on the decline in the Blue Ridge Health District.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 12:26 PM EST
|By Kayla Brooks
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are down, so the CDC and Virginia Department of Health say it’s time to update mitigation strategies.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 5:51 PM EST
|By Madison McNamee
Mask mandates will no longer be in place when Charlottesville and Albemarle County students, teachers and administrators walk into school Tuesday March 1st.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2022 at 8:19 PM EST
|By Dryden Quigley
If you ordered your COVID-19 tests through the government and still have not received them, you are not alone. Although the website says shipment within 12 days, delivery times have been ranging from weeks to months.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2022 at 11:25 PM EST
|By Madison McNamee
COVID-19 cases in the Blue Ridge Health District are declining and UVA Health doctors are weighing in on how long this will last.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 10:04 AM EST
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
Now that COVID-19 cases are dropping, many people are wondering when they should be getting a fourth dose of the vaccine.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 10:31 PM EST
|By Max Marcilla
UVA Health is asking for your help with a nationwide study to find new, effective drugs to treat COVID-19.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 4:52 PM EST
|By Madison McNamee
Mask mandates are lifting around the commonwealth in places like schools and restaurants. While people are now making this choice for themselves, one UVA doctor is sharing his advice on moving forward.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 3:34 PM EST
|By Dominga Murray
Dr. Costi Sifri with UVA Health gives update on COVID-19 trend
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 10:48 AM EST
|By Dominga Murray
Long COVID-19 presents odd symptoms like hair and memory loss, at times, a year after initial illness.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 5:54 AM EST
|By Henry Graff
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a bill ending school mask mandates into state law Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 5:05 PM EST
|By Madison McNamee
Not everyone at the UVA Health is on board with a new, FDA authorized COVID-19 treatment.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 4:47 PM EST
|By Madison McNamee
One doctor with UVA Health is on the hunt for a new COVID-19 treatment.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 4:16 PM EST
|By Isabel Cleary
Virginia is testing at both a building and community level to stop asymptomatic outbreaks before they spread.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 11:26 PM EST
|By Tara Todd
Masks in Staunton City Schools was still something people wanted to talk about Monday night, despite a bill getting rid of a mask mandate now on Governor Youngkin’s desk.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 5:47 PM EST
|By Dryden Quigley
UVA Health is loosening its restrictions as COVID-19 cases decrease in the Charlottesville area. Starting Tuesday, February, 15, patients at the University of Virginia Medical Center will be able to have one visitor.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 3:03 PM EST
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
If you recently tested positive for COVID-19 or were exposed, it can be confusing to know how long you should quarantine for, but there’s a new tool that can figure it out.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 9:57 AM EST
|By Dryden Quigley
A study by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds more than 75% of Black and Hispanic parents support schools requiring unvaccinated people wear masks.
Charlottesville pediatricians offer insight as Pfizer postpones request to approve vaccines for kids
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 10:41 PM EST
|By Max Marcilla
While we wait for approval for the youngest kids, pediatricians and the Blue Ridge Health District are still vaccinating kids older than five.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 4:08 PM EST
|By Dominga Murray
While some COVID-19 tests may have a chemical smell, Doctor Amy Mathers from UVA Health says, “Smelling like chemicals does not mean it’s toxic.”
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 2:38 PM EST
|By Elizabeth Holmes
Doctors with the University of Virginia Medical Center say COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations are down after an explosive post-holiday surge due to the omicron variant.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 at 12:17 PM EST
|By Rachel Hirschheimer
It may be time to start thinking about getting a fourth COVID-19 shot if you’re moderately or severely immune-compromised.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 3:09 PM EST
|By Isabel Cleary
Virginia’s death toll from the coronavirus has climbed by 120 people since Monday, Feb. 7, with a positivity rate for PCR tests coming in at 19.1% across the commonwealth.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 5:39 PM EST
|By Madison McNamee
Pediatric COVID-19 cases are higher than ever, according to a doctor with UVA Health.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 5:14 PM EST
|By Dominga Murray
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital is tracking its patients with COVID-19.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 8:32 PM EST
|By Max Marcilla
Getting Virginians boosted has been a tall task for health departments and healthcare workers, and there’s a wide gap among who is getting that third shot.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 5:35 PM EST
|By Dryden Quigley
Although COVID-19 transmission remains high, Doctor Costi Sifri with UVA Health is remaining optimistic about the potential for cases to drop over the next few weeks.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 10:15 AM EST
|By Isabel Cleary
U.S. Virginia Senator Mark Warner and other lawmakers are calling for the extension of telehealth services to be added to February legislation.