
How is the local COVID-19 vaccination effort stacking up?
As of the end of the day on Monday, Augusta Health had administered 4,461 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, including 426 on Monday.

As of the end of the day on Monday, Augusta Health had administered 4,461 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, including 426 on Monday.

The Central Shenandoah Health District will be making available closed point of dispensing COVID-19 vaccination clinics specifically for Phase 1b priority groups.

Dr. Jonathan Wortham will give a virtual lecture on Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. as part of Washington and Lee University’s Mudd Center for Ethics series on Global Ethics in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities.

The Blue Ridge Health District will expand vaccination to Phase 1b priority groups at closed point of dispensing COVID-19 vaccination clinics beginning on Monday.

Augusta Health issued a public statement Tuesday advocating public acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccines as the “clearest and most direct path to ending the pandemic.”

Gov. Ralph Northam, last week, set a modest 25,000 daily goal for new COVID-19 vaccinations. Bad news: we’re not there yet, not even close.

The Virginia Tourism Corporation has released Where to WanderLove in 2021, the agency’s curated guide to what is new and newsworthy for the travel industry for the coming year.

The Vaccination Task Force at Augusta Health is working closely with the Central Shenandoah Health District on planning to vaccinate those in the community who are in Virginia’s Phase 1B.

Farmers and rural entrepreneurs seeking to expand production and marketing of agricultural products can apply for USDA Value-Added Producer Grants.

As COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed to essential healthcare workers and long-term care facility residents, agriculture groups are requesting that frontline food and farm workers be prioritized next.
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