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A new survey from global health think tank Surgo Ventures explains why some Americans haven’t been vaccinated yet, and identifies barriers that they may face in getting the vaccine. Respondents were split into five groups: the Enthusiasts, the Watchful, the Cost-Anxious, the System Distrusters, and the Covid Skeptics. The DMV, in particular, has an abundance of System Distrusters and Covid Skeptics.
Over half of DMV residents have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, which is higher than the 47.5 percent national average. However, eleven percent of survey respondents from DC were classified as System Distrusters, or people who believe that the health care system doesn’t treat them fairly, which is higher than the national average of four percent. Those who are younger, lower-income, essential workers, or belong to the Black community tend to fall into this category. Surgo Ventures suggests that the key to engaging System Distrusters
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The Virginia Employment Commission told the Richmond father of three that a scammer attempted to claim unemployment benefits in Tennessee and Texas using his social security number.
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RICHMOND, Va. When Seon Kennedy was let go from his management job at a Henrico rehab center in January, he never expected to still be waiting to receive his unemployment benefits in May.
âRight now, Iâm [owed] a little over $10,000 and that s my benefits and the extra $300,â Kennedy explained.
The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) told the Richmond father of three that a scammer attempted to claim unemployment benefits in Tennessee and Texas using his social security number.
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Virginia to Ban Expanded Polystyrene Take-out Containers Starting in 2023, Commits to Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics at State Agencies Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Virginia has enacted a ban on polystyrene food service containers, which will be implemented in two phases, and has committed to discontinuing most single-use plastics by state agencies, colleges, and universities.
The proposal to eliminate expanded polystyrene food service containers was first put forth in 2020 and passed the Virginia General Assembly. However, a senate provision required that it be passed again 2021 for the law to take effect. HB 1902 was successfully passed in January 2021. The bill continued to face opposition, though, by senators who questioned whether this could serve as another blow to restaurants already struggling on account of the pandemic. Negotiations involving a separate bill dealing with chemical recycling led to what was termed, by Sen. Chap Petersen, the great Po
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A citizen walks into city hall. Do they need to wear a mask? On May 14, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced that the statewide indoor mask mandate and distancing guidelines, which have trickled down into the smallest of towns in the commonwealth, would be lifted on May 28.
In Northam s latest announcement, he stated that Virginia will be following the guidance of the Center for Disease Control and the state will lift all distancing and mask mandated two weeks earlier than originally planned.
According to the CDC s summary of updated changes on May 13, vaccinated people can now adhere to the following guidelines: