
Augusta Health seeks volunteers to help with COVID-19 vaccinations
With the press to get people vaccinated, Augusta Health is seeking the help of volunteers through the Medical Reserve Corps.

With the press to get people vaccinated, Augusta Health is seeking the help of volunteers through the Medical Reserve Corps.

VDH is having to scale back even more on its services for low-income Virginians because of its additional responsibilities related to COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Remember how we were supposed to have 20 million people getting their first COVID-19 vaccine shot by the end of the month? No, that ain’t happening.

The three-day average of new COVID-19 positive tests in Virginia is at 2,727, with 2,599 new positives reported Monday by the Virginia Department of Health.

The Virginia Department of Health has added COVID-19 vaccine data to the COVID-19 Daily Dashboard.

The newest approved vaccine to prevent COVID-19 is being delivered to health districts and health care facilities across the Commonwealth of Virginia this week.

Many Virginians will soon be protected against surprise medical billing thanks to a new law that takes effect Jan. 1.

The House voted late Monday to pass a spending bill that will provide small direct payments to families, extend unemployment benefits and includes billions of dollars for COVID-19 testing and vaccine rollout.

The disruption from the response to COVID-19 has brought the impact of our lack of adequate commitment to child care to the forefront.

Virginia is committing $10 million in CARES Act money to create Unite Virginia, a statewide technology platform designed to connect vulnerable Virginians to health and social services.
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