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Members of the West Virginia National Guard monitor statewide efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines on Jan. 14 at the National Guard Joint Forces headquarters in Charleston. West Virginia has emerged an unlikely success in the nationâs otherwise chaotic vaccine rollout.Â
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McEachin to host virtual COVID-19 vaccine town hall on Tuesday
Published Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, 10:42 am
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Donald McEachin
Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) will host a virtual COVID-19 vaccine town hall on Zoom on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
McEachin will be joined by Del. Lashrecse Aird, Dr. Janice Underwood, Virginia’s Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Dr. Danny Avula, Virginia’s vaccine coordinator, and Keith Hare, president of the Virginia Health Care Association.
Why advocates say upping staff at nursing homes could save lives
At Canterbury Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Joseph Riley enjoyed chatting with the staff, but James remembers his brother complaining about slow response times.
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RICHMOND, Va. Born in a segregated hospital in the 1940s, Joseph Riley and his six siblings did not have an easy childhood in Richmond s Church Hill neighborhood. No plumbing, stove heat, and an outhouse, Joseph s brother, James Riley, said about the house they grew up in.
But, James said that Joseph always kept his family smiling.
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Coronavirus cases have dropped at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care facilities over the past few weeks, offering a glimmer of hope that health officials attribute to the start of vaccinations, an easing of the post-holiday surge and better prevention, among other reasons.
2021/02/06 02:03 Carmela Sileo, left, and Susan McEachern sit next to each other and talk in the dayroom Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, at Arbor Springs Health and Rehabilit. Carmela Sileo, left, and Susan McEachern sit next to each other and talk in the dayroom Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, at Arbor Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center in Opelika, Ala. Coronavirus cases have dropped at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care centers over the past few weeks, offering a glimmer of hope that studies and health officials link to various factors, including the start of vaccinations, the easing of a post-holiday virus surge and better prevention. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett)