
Experts urge safe handling as backyard poultry salmonella cases spike
An outbreak of salmonella cases among backyard poultry flocks has experts urging owners to practice safe handling and proper hygiene when working with birds, eggs and meat.

An outbreak of salmonella cases among backyard poultry flocks has experts urging owners to practice safe handling and proper hygiene when working with birds, eggs and meat.

COVID-19 vaccines have been widely available since spring, yet across rural southwest and southern central Virginia, not a single county had more than 40 percent of its population fully vaccinated in mid-August, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

Virginia welcomes the decision from the CDC to support booster shots for some who have received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Virginia CPA Week spotlights the value CPAs bring to the Commonwealth and its citizens, businesses and institutions.

A host of operational and engagement initiatives aimed at reducing single-use plastic and solid waste are helping Virginia Tech make strides toward its Climate Action Commitment goal of becoming a zero-waste campus status by 2030.

Alumni, parents, and students are invited to join Eastern Mennonite University’s celebration of Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 15-17.

Here’s CAAV’s September 2021 roundup. Find it and past and future monthlies here. Read our monthly summary of Virginia Energy and Environmental news that the Harrisonburg Citizen publishes on its Perspectives page.

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will present an endowed lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.

The Central Shenandoah Health District is providing weekly drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinics for individuals with symptoms of COVID-19 or who have been exposed to someone with a confirmed case of COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status.

The more you see Republican leaders fighting vaccines and indoor masking, the more you have to wonder: is prolonging the COVID-19 pandemic a political strategy?
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