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TJHD set to test 200 people for COVID-19 Friday, Dec. 18 TJHD COVID-19 testing (FILE) (Source: WVIR) By Rachel Hirschheimer | December 16, 2020 at 3:16 PM EST - Updated December 16 at 3:16 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Thomas Jefferson Health District (TJHD) is hoping to test more people COVID-19 a little later in the week.
Winter weather caused TJHD to cancel its plans to offer testing in Fluvanna County Wednesday, December 16. As a result, more tests are scheduled to be available at Charlottesville High School from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18.
The health department’s testing sites usually swab 100 people, but it plans to double that for Friday’s testing.
UVA Medical Center will begin vaccinating its staff against COVID-19 on Tuesday Monday, December 14, 2020, at 7:52 PM
The University of Virginia Medical Center expects to receive its first 3,000 doses on Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine around noon Tuesday.
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Medical Center officials say they will begin vaccinating healthcare workers immediately that afternoon.
The vaccine received its emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accepted an advisory recommendation that the vaccine may be given to people 16 and over Sunday; and shipments went out to all 50 states Monday.
This first round is available only to hospital workers and individuals in long-term care facilities.
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City and health officials: outdoor dining tents are still âindoor diningâ
A partially open tent encases outdoor dining at Petit Pois.
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As the weather grows colder, some local restaurants have erected tents on their outdoor dining spaces on Charlottesvilleâs Downtown Mall. They might be located outside, but theyâre still classified as âindoor dining,â and officials urge residents to take precautions and know their risks when electing to dine out.
Both the city of Charlottesville and the Thomas Jefferson Health District classify dining tents as indoor dining and say the operational protocols still fall under Gov. Ralph Northamâs executive order pertaining to dining establishments.Â