UVA Health reaches 100,000 COVID-19 vaccinations
John Luderman received the 100,000th COVID-19 vaccine dose given by UVA Health since the vaccination rollout began. Photo: WINA/Coe Sweet
Apr 29, 2021, News Release
CHARLOTTESVILLE, April 29, 2021 – UVA Health reached a major milestone in its efforts to vaccinate Central Virginia against COVID-19, administering its 100,000th vaccine dose Thursday afternoon. More than 42,800 people have been fully vaccinated through UVA Health.
“Reaching the 100,000-vaccine mark is an incredible achievement, and I want to thank our partners in the community and at the Blue Ridge Health District for helping us serve all of the people in our community and the region,” said K. Craig Kent, MD, UVA’s executive vice president for health affairs and chief executive officer for UVA Health.
BRHD and UVa Health partner on another remote COVID vaccine site Photo: WINA
CHARLOTTESVILLE (WINA) – The Blue Ridge Health District is partnering with UVa Health having opened another remote COVID vaccination tent along the 29 corridor. UVa Health’s Director of Hospital Epidemiology, Dr. Costi Sifri, says this second vaccination location is at Seminole Square Shopping Center between the Marshalls and Ferguson stores. He says they’re there at the direction of the BRHD… and community members helped choose this location because it’s on the bus line and easily accessible. In fact, JAUNT and CAT are offering no-cost transportation to take individuals to and from Seminole Square vaccination appointments.