KENTS STORE â Though more people than ever before are being offered home electronic release from the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, not all of them have a place to go. Thatâs where Cherry Henley comes in.
The founder and operator of the Fluvanna County-based Lending Hands agency, Henley has made it her mission to help people who are incarcerated get back on their feet.
As someone who had a difficult life growing up and had been incarcerated, Henley said she was determined to turn the negative aspects of her life into positives and help out those in a similar situations as she once was.
Thomas Jefferson Health District vaccinates staff, prepares for next phase
Thomas Jefferson Health District vaccinates staff, prepares for next phase By Max Marcilla | December 28, 2020 at 9:18 PM EST - Updated December 28 at 11:10 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The vaccination process in the battle against COVID-19 has made its way to the Thomas Jefferson Health District headquarters, as the staff who will soon administer the vaccine got it themselves.
It’s been a long nine months of battling the coronavirus. Now, there’s some hope in the form of a vaccine. Those who spent the last nine months learning about and tracking the virus are now vaccinated against it.
UVA COVID-19 model predicts post-holiday surge
UVA COVID-19 model predicts post-holiday surge By CJ Paschall | December 28, 2020 at 5:35 PM EST - Updated December 29 at 12:30 AM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Hospitals are bracing for a potential COVID-19 surge in the new year, which could be greater than the one we saw after Thanksgiving. The researchers behind an influential projection of the virus say if vaccine rollout continues smoothly and additional steps are taken, the worst could be avoided.
Despite warnings from health officials, millions of people traveled for the holidays. Researchers at the University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute say what happens next will be critical, with a wide range of possibilities in the model they curate for the Virginia Department of Health.
TJHD increasing COVID-19 testing capacity
TJHD increasing COVID-19 testing capacity By Rachel Hirschheimer | December 29, 2020 at 11:11 AM EST - Updated December 30 at 9:40 AM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Many people are trying to find a COVID-19 test these days, and now the Thomas Jefferson Health District (TJHD) is trying to help by expanding capacity at sites next month.
“We’ve seen a really big increase in the demand for testing around the holidays. We saw this after Thanksgiving, and we expect to see this and are already seeing it today post-Christmas,” TJHD Spokesperson Kathryn Goodman said. “We wanted to increase testing capacity for everyone in the community.”
Group in Charlottesville is helping pay for peopleâs prescriptions
Group in Charlottesville is helping pay for peopleâs prescriptions By Rachel Hirschheimer | December 29, 2020 at 2:34 PM EST - Updated December 30 at 9:40 AM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The coronavirus pandemic has forced many people to make the tough decision between buying food and paying for necessary prescription drugs, but a group in Charlottesville is making sure folks in need donât have to choose.
âWe wanted people to be able to get that medication and not feel like they had to decide whether they were going to buy food or pay their rent in order to do that,â initiative organizer Kathryn Laughon said.