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Some parents and a school board member said they are upset with the response from Richmond Public Schools after students and staff walked into Richmond Community High School on Monday morning to find remnants of a bloody break-in.

The Centers for Disease Control said people who have COVID-19 only need to isolate for five days instead of ten as long as they don't have any symptoms.

In the 2021-2022 flu season so far, Virginia has seen nearly 598 cases. Flu-like illnesses make up about 3.3% of all emergency department and urgent care center visits.

Just days before the Christmas holiday, the Virginia Department of Health is reporting nearly nine percent of Virginians who are getting tested see a positive result.

The coronavirus in Virginia is retreating once again after a four-month surge that reached a single-day high of nearly 4,500 new infections last month.

The Richmond Henrico Health District (RHHD) is preparing to start vaccinating children ages 5 to 11 as early as next month. This comes as guidance from the White House is telling states to get ready.

The mass vaccination center at Richmond Raceway is reopening Tuesday as more people are eligible for booster shots and children ages 5-to-11 could soon be approved to be inoculated.

Virginia Health on more contagious variant: "Were not out of the woods yet" and last updated 2021-06-14 19:40:25-04 RICHMOND, Va. -- As the more contagious Delta variant began to take hold in the United States, Virginia Health Officials worked to address vaccine hesitancy amid declining vaccination rates. A few cases of the Delta variant or B1.617.2, had already been found in Virginia, according to Virginia’s Vaccination Coordinator Dr. Danny Avula. He said in the United States, it made up...

Virginia’s 12-to-15-year-olds can officially receive a coronavirus vaccine, a move top state officials are hailing as critical to ending the pandemic and reaching immunity before school reopens in the fall. “Like everyone else, our young people have had their lives disrupted over the past year,” said State Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver in a Wednesday night statement. “I urge families to make vaccination a priority for everyone who qualifies to be vaccinated.” Th...

Weekly ‘Walk-up Wednesday’ vaccination event planned for Richmond’s southside "Walk-up Wednesdays" to get more people vaccinated By Karina Bolster | May 3, 2021 at 6:29 AM EDT - Updated May 4 at 7:22 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Richmond City Health District (RCHD) is offering COVID-19 shots to anyone 18 years and older during its weekly “Walk-up Wednesdays” vaccination event. On Wednesday, the city will hold its first walk-up event at George Wythe High School on ...