As the pandemic continues, health officials have said they did not believe college students will be testing positive at rates seen during fall semesters last year.
As COVID-19 vaccine becomes more available at different locations, health officials are asking people to not double-book appointments.
The director of the New River Health District says at least 750 people in recent weeks made a vaccination appointment with the health district and then took an earlier appointment at another provider.
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Doctor Noelle Bissell says that means lost time rescheduling appointments and moving people off waiting lists. So please, if you have an appointment, you’re going to get your vaccine. Keep that appointment and don’t seek a better choice or a better option that might be a week or two earlier.
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VACCINE INFO: What you need to know in southwest Virginia Pat Thomas
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) continues Phase 1b vaccinations, with some districts moving into Phase 1c.
To determine your local health department and to check your health district’s website for specific information, visit: www.vdh.virginia.gov/local-health-districts/.
Click here for more information about Virginia’s Phase 1b Guidance.
For more information about Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts, visit: www.vdh.virginia.gov/covid-19-vaccine/.
All 4,000 appointments were snagged within a couple of hours Wednesday morning for COVID-19 vaccination clinics this weekend in Roanoke.
âFor me, it was really heartening to know there is this level of interest in the community, and really encouraging that our community is this interested in protecting themselves,â said Chad Alvarez, senior director of Carilion Retail Pharmacy, who is leading the clinicâs COVID-19 vaccine task force.
Carilion Clinic and the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts announced at about 9:30 a.m. that they had teamed up to offer the first clinics to anyone 65 and older. So many people signed up online in such a short time that the system began to give errors as appointments filled, and all slots were claimed before noon.