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On the Safety of Vaccines and Importance of Being Vaccinated
RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication Recently I visited our vaccine clinic in Covington and had the opportunity to visit with some residents while they received their shot. One gentleman told me, “I’d rather be uncomfortable for twelve hours after getting a shot than get COVID-19. I don’t want...Continue reading→
Returning to School and Reducing the Spread of COVID-19
RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication As the incidence of COVID-19 has decreased and vaccination rates have increased, it is important to reassess the risks and benefits of responses to the COVID pandemic. In February, Governor Northam asked all localities to offer an in-person option to get kids back...Continue reading→
Reflections on the Past Year with COVID-19
RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication It has been almost one year since we learned of the first known case of COVID-19 in Virginia. As we commemorate this solemn anniversary and honor what we have lost, it is also important to reflect on what we have accomplished and what...Continue reading→
EUA for Johnson & Johnson’s “Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine”
RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication This weekend, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for a third COVID-19 vaccine, Johnson & Johnson’s “Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine.” We expect that doses of this new vaccine will arrive in Virginia, possibly in our area, as early as...Continue reading→
About School Sports and the “Return to Normal”
RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication As vaccination efforts expand and COVID-19 disease activity decreases in our community, we are getting more and more questions every day about when things can return to “normal.” Questions about school sports are no exception. Each week I have the pleasure of holding...Continue reading→
Challenges of Gathering Reliable Data
RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication Each week’s Tuesday news briefing with local reporters begins with a roundup of the latest COVID-19 statistics in the Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD). We share information on the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in each RCAHD locality, hospitalizations, and...Continue reading→
Vaccines and Health Equity
RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication As director of the Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD), I am extremely proud of the work our staff has done to vaccinate thousands of our citizens each week. With partners such as Carilion Clinic, our federally qualified health centers, and local...Continue reading→
Phase 1B of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution – Who’s Being Vaccinated?
RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication It’s hard to believe that we have been in Phase 1b distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in our community for only three weeks. Yet in that time, together with our partners, we have dispensed over 10,000 shots to frontline essential workers and some of...Continue reading→
Virginia receives doses of the COVID-19 vaccine
RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication As of January 24th, 2021, Virginia is projected to receive approximately 110,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine each week for the next several weeks. The Central Office of the Virginia Department of Health estimates that approximately 50% of Virginia’s population is currently eligible to...Continue reading→