SABRINA MORENO Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia hit four million vaccines administered over the weekend, doubling the total number of shots reported between Dec. 14 and March 5 in 31 days.
Although 1 in 3 Virginians have received at least one dose â indicating the stateâs vaccine rollout has found its stride â 1 in 3 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 are in an intensive care unit and 1 in 8 patients are on a ventilator, a rough gauge of severe illness.
Since last month, ventilator use has remained the same while the number of residents in an ICU on any given day has increased.
These figures mean even as vaccinations slow the virusâ impact, and there are fewer restrictions for the 1.5 million residents fully vaccinated, the pandemic is not over.
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An event at a rural Illinois bar in February led to an outbreak of 46 cases of COVID-19, a school closure and the hospitalization of a long-term care facility resident, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Monday.
The indoor event led to cases in 26 patrons, three staff members and 17 other people who did not attend but caught COVID-19 from others linked to the event. A school with 650 children had to close because of the outbreak, the CDC said.
Attendees included a person who had no symptoms but had received a COVID-19 diagnosis the day before, as well as four people who had symptoms but had not yet been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Across the nation, people experiencing homelessness are often left out of statesâ COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans â including Tennesseeâs.
That left the task of vaccinating the stateâs nearly 7,500 homeless people up to clinics and other groups in communities across the state, even though people experiencing homelessness, particularly those who are unsheltered, are considered higher risk for COVID-19 due to myriad factors including age and underlying health conditions.
For the hundreds of people without homes in Northeast Tennessee, it meant they were once again left out in the cold.
Thatâs why the East Tennessee State University Street Medicine Interest Group, or SMIG, an inter-professional group of students formed in 2019 to help the regionâs homeless population, stepped in. On Saturday, March 20, they administered 20 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up event outside Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church.
Here is key information about COVID-19 vaccinations in the Rappahannock Area Health District, which includes Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford.
WHOâS BEING VACCINATED: All essential workers in Tiers 1a-1c; ages 65 and up; and people 16 to 64 with qualifying health issues.
WHOâS NEXT: Everyone age 16 and up will be eligible, starting April 18.
WHERE: Clinics are held in each locality; at area pharmacies and some doctorsâ offices; and Mary Washington Hospital. All slots are by appointments only. No walk-ins are accepted.
HOW TO REGISTER: Through the stateâs centralized system at vaccinate.virginia.gov or over the phone through Virginiaâs COVID-19 call center at 877/829-4682, daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mary Washington Hospital also is scheduling appointments through its website, marywashingtonhealthcare.com.