BRHD to hold presser on vaccine demand larger than supply Photo: WINA
CHARLOTTESVILLE (WINA) – The Blue Ridge Health District will have a press conference at 2 this (Friday) afternoon to talk about the vaccination situation here.
A BRHD release Thursday night says the demand in the district far exceeds the supply and they expect to be getting 2950 doses a week for the next four weeks.
The district said this does not include second doses and they are working on an equitable plan to distribute these vaccine among localities. The BRHD says the shortage is attributable to a limited supply coming from the federal level to the state health department who then allocates to health districts throughout Virginia.
In late September, Tamara Stone, despite not having any symptoms, could feel something had come over her. Something wasnât right.
Roughly a few days earlier, the Nellysford resident recalled having a doctorâs appointment in Charlottesville but otherwise couldnât remember going anywhere or seeing anybody else.
Soon, she was overcome by a fever, a severe headache and extreme nausea. Stone went back to Charlottesville to be tested and by midnight that same day she had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
âBy that time I was pretty convinced that something was wrong. I spent the next five days at home thinking I could ride it out,â Stone said. âOn the 30th of September, I realized it was just way more than I could handle.â
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Blue Ridge Health District expanded access to the coronavirus vaccine to folks in phase 1b Monday, January 18. However, many are wondering where they can sign up for the shot and how soon can they get it.
“This process is what we’re going to have to follow to make sure that we get that vaccine,” BRHD Deputy Public Information Officer Jason Elliott said.
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