Northam welcomes first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine to Virginia
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The initial allotment of 72,150 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is arriving today and tomorrow at health systems across the Commonwealth.
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Local health departments scaling back services due to COVID-19 response
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A reader told us last week that she had been told by the Waynesboro-Augusta Health Department that it was going to be discontinuing family planning services due to COVID-19. We looked into it, and turns out, it’s not just family planning services that are being cut.
Augusta Health recognized with ‘A’ in fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
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Augusta Health was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Augusta Health’s achievements in providing safer healthcare for patients.
Virginia Tech researchers receive a $2 million NIH grant to develop Zika virus vaccine
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Flaviviruses — a group of viruses transmitted by ticks or mosquitoes — infect an estimated 400 million people annually with diseases like yellow fever, Dengue fever, West Nile virus, and, most recently, Zika virus.
eHealth Technologies to create 160 new jobs in Scott County
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eHealth Technologies Inc. will invest $375,000 to establish a new customer support center in Scott County, an initiative that will create 160 new jobs.
Augusta Health opening urgent care center, primary care office in Crozet in 2021
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Augusta Health is moving forward with plans to open an urgent care center and an Augusta Medical Group primary care practice in Crozet in the second quarter of 2021.
New COVID-19 positives lower today: Hospital census up a tick
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The Virginia Department of Health reported 3,395 new positive COVID-19 tests on Friday. Hospital census, per the VDH COVID-19 dashboard, is 13,495, 81.9 percent of the state’s overall hospital capacity.
Democrats on McAuliffe entering governor’s race: (Yay)
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Terry McAuliffe is running for a rare second term as governor of Virginia – technically, running for the Democratic Party nomination to run for governor.
COVID-19 rapid antibody testing available at Kroger Mid-Atlantic locations
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Kroger Health is offering rapid antibody testing to help inform patients if they have previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
VDH announces updated contact tracing, quarantine guidelines
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Because of the recent increase in COVID-19 positives in Virginia, some local health departments, out of necessity, may not be contacting everyone with a positive test result.
