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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have introduced the Mothers and Newborns Success Act, legislation to help reduce the egregious racial inequities in maternal and infant mortality.
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A flu shot will not protect against COVID-19, but getting one this season will help strengthen the immune system and could lessen the risk of getting the novel coronavirus.
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As a novel coronavirus, many characteristics of COVID-19 have taken time and research to uncover.
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The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association has launched a digital campaign to encourage widespread use of face coverings by giving away a limited number of blue cloth masks bearing the slogan “I (Heart) Virginia Hospitals.”
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There have been 31 COVID-19 deaths among those 14 and under in the United States. Less than a third of the number of kids under 14 who have died this year from the flu.
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As more and more dentists are reopening their doors after the massive pandemic-prompted shutdown, many still fear the spread of the disease.
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Hospital data is now going directly to the Trump administration rather than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This will have immediate and far reaching consequences.
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Virginia ABC will deny entry to any of its 389 stores to any customer not wearing a mask effective Monday, July 20.
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Attorney General Mark Herring is urging Virginians who have lost or could lose their jobs due to the COVD-19 pandemic to evaluate their insurance options to make sure that they remain covered.
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The University of Virginia announced plans today for the return of students, faculty and staff to Grounds and for the safe operation of the fall academic semester – including mandatory virus testing for students.
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