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During the City Council meeting of April 8, Central Shenandoah Health District Director Dr. Kornegay gave clear advice now is not the time to let up on COVID-19 mitigation strategies, including limits on indoor meetings and gatherings. I was shocked to see the Council vote later that evening to force the return to in-person attendance at Council meetings. Those voting to end remote meeting participation made the decision to IGNORE sound public health advice and put people s health at risk. Why? Little regard for public health expertise? Anti-science? The decision is very troubling to say the least.
The subsequent decision to discontinue allowing Staunton residents to phone in to provide comments during Matters from the Public was a second shocking turn of events here in Staunton. Principles of good and open government include making access to public meetings as easy as possible. With the tremendous investment of CARES Act resources, it appeared the city was committe
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4/23/21
The City of Harrisonburg and the Central Shenandoah Health District hosted a virtual town hall meeting this week to answer some of the most frequently asked questions and allow viewers to ask their own questions.
District Director Doctor Laura Kornegay says that as a public health official, she would not ask anyone to do something that she would not have done herself.
Dr. Kornegay asks everyone to get vaccinated and also still be vigilant with the mitigation measures, including wearing masks and physical distancing until we can reach herd immunity.
Harrisonburg and the Health District will host another town hall this Saturday morning at 10 and you can watch it on the city’s YouTube channel.
EMU nursing students volunteer at COVID-19 clinics serving community, fellow students
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Micah Shristi, director of international student services at EMU, gets a vaccination from EMU student Natalie Stoltzfus at a clinic in the Convocation Center at James Madison University. (Photo by Kate Clark/Courtesy Eastern Mennonite University)
As Virginia’s vaccine rollout spreads into the Shenandoah Valley, Eastern Mennonite University students are participating at both ends of the needle: both giving and getting the shot.