City Council voted unanimously to appropriate $18.4 million in COVID relief funds from the American Rescue Plan Act and a further $3 million from COVID-19 Contingency funds at Thursday’s meeting.
William & Mary President Katherine A. Rowe welcomed Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci for a virtual community conversation Thursday about recent developments concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sarah Bottiglieri, pre-school teacher at Laurel Lane Elementary School receives a dose of the Moderna vaccine at the Colonial Williamsburg Visitors Center. (WYDaily/Courtesy of the City of Williamsburg)
What is it like getting a COVID-19 vaccine in the Historic Triangle? Well for some, it’s easier said than done.
For others, complete luck.
According to the Virginia Department of Health, the state is receiving weekly shipments of both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines and is using those doses to vaccinate people in Phases 1a and 1b.
The Peninsula Health District opened up three clinics to serve certain localities along the peninsula. According to their website, the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center is meant to serve James City County and the City of Williamsburg, while York County residents are being served at the Hampton Roads Convention Center.