Vaccination providers around Virginia are now administering the Pfizer shot to anyone age 12 and older.
The state’s vaccine coordinator, Doctor Danny Avula, said it’s still important to get children vaccinated, even though they’re less likely to develop severe cases of COVID-19. The fact that they get mild or asymptomatic disease in some ways makes it more possible for them to spread COVID, Avula said during a call with reporters Thursday.
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Avula said there are individual and community benefits to getting kids vaccinated because they’re less likely to contract or spread COVID-19. He also noted that fully vaccinated people don’t have to quarantine after an exposure to COVID-19. The fact that they don’t have to be out of school for 7 to 14 days, the fact that they don’t have to be out of sports teams or games for 7 to 14 days, all of those provide really practical benefits.
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Tulare County continues to see its COVID-19 metrics plateau, making it unlikely the local economy will move to a less restrictive tier until June 15 when it s expected California will entirely lift the Blueprint for a Safer Economy.
Tulare County s case rate has hovered between 2.6 and 3.3 cases per 100,000 for the past several weeks. To move from the orange tier to the even less restrictive yellow tier, the county s COVID-19 case rate must drop below 2. It s challenging to tell if we will get out of the orange tier, said Tim Lutz, director of Tulare County Health and Human Service s Agency. It s frustrating because we are so close.
Augusta Health to welcome walk-ins at COVID-19 vaccine clinics as supply allows Augusta Health (Source: WHSV) By WHSV Newsroom | May 4, 2021 at 10:10 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 10:10 PM
FISHERSVILLE, Va. (WHSV) - In Augusta Healthâs latest COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic update, the hospital says walk-ins will now be welcomed for vaccination clinics as supply allows.
However, appointments are still preferred for clinics, which can be scheduled by clicking here. Clinics are now open to any Virginia resident.
In the next few weeks, Augusta Health says Community Vaccine Clinics will be held at local high schools at the request of local school districts. On-campus vaccine clinics with special hours for this week include:
Tulare County recorded 423 new COVID-19 infections and 23 virus-related deaths in April, the lowest number in both categories since the pandemic began 13 months ago.
The record lows in new infections and deaths are in contrast to the 23,000 new COVID-19 infections and nearly 300 deaths the county saw in December and January.
Tulare County s COVID-19 current daily case rate is 2.6 per 100,000 population, and the positivity rate is 1.2%. The county scored 1.2% in the state s Healthy Place Index.
Tulare County s case rate has hovered between 2.6 and 3.3 cases per 100,000 for the past several weeks. To move from the orange tier to the even less restrictive yellow tier, the county s COVID-19 case rate must drop below 2.