TJHD adds another COVID-19 testing event before Christmas
TJHD adds another COVID-19 testing event before Christmas By Rachel Hirschheimer | December 14, 2020 at 12:30 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 5:28 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - As coronavirus cases persist in the Charlottesville area, the Thomas Jefferson Health District (TJHD) is ramping up its testing efforts before Christmas.
“We’ve had at our community testing sites a fairly low percent positivity and now we are seeing a much higher percentage of positivity at just our testing sites, matching the state average,” TJHD Emergency Coordinator Jessica Coughlin said.
With more COVID-19 cases emerging after the Thanksgiving holiday, TJHD is trying to avoid another spike following Christmas.
Thomas Jefferson Health District coordinating first wave of vaccines, planning public vaccination events
Thomas Jefferson Health District coordinating first wave of vaccines, planning public vaccination events By CJ Paschall and Rachel Hirschheimer | December 10, 2020 at 6:08 PM EST - Updated December 10 at 9:32 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Thomas Jefferson Health District (TJHD) is preparing to help coordinate the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines as early as next week. Even still, the district says steps like masking and distancing are here to stay for the months to come.
It’s a new phase for the TJHD, one that many see as the beginning of the end of the fight against coronavirus, but the district says even as the vaccine distribution begins, we can’t lose sight of other response efforts.