May 10, 2021 at 10:30am
More than 60% of eligible Arlington residents have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose, exceeding an initial goal set by the county.
Arlington County says it met the goal over the weekend. Of those eligible for the vaccine anyone 16 years of age and up about 40% have been fully vaccinated, 20% have been partially vaccinated, and another 40% have not yet received any vaccination.
In terms of the entire Arlington population, more than 50% of the population has received at least one dose and just over 35% are fully vaccinated, according to Virginia Dept. of Health data.
Over the weekend, Arlington met its goal of 60% of eligible Arlingtonians having at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.
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Downtown Rifle business owner Nick Beightel said business has decreased 75% since construction activity picked up in the area earlier this year.
In fact, when asked if COVID-19 or construction has been more of a detriment to foot traffic, Beightel, who owns One Jewelers, said construction is worse “by far.”
“The fact a lot of my customers are elderly people, they don’t want to walk a block or two to shop,” he said on Tuesday. “They want the convenience to pull up and leave. Where are they going to park? It’s hard for them.”
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The students went on air Thursday during the fourth hour of NBC’s Today Show to ask questions of former NASA astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to go into space.
The students asked how to become an astronaut, what it was like in space, and about how difficult it was for Jemison to break racial barriers in her career path.
Arlington Public Schools spokesman Frank Bellavia tells ARLnow that a parent helped to coordinate the appearance for nearly a dozen Gunston students.
This morning, some of our @APSGunston students were featured on “The Today Show” to ask questions of @maejemison about her career in medicine, engineering, and space! And, our kids were GREAT!!! @HodaAndJenna@GuMS Principal@APSVirginia@Monique4APS@Gunston PTApic.twitter.com/r1V6C7Z6cR