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Fredericksburg-area health district opens up vaccine eligibility ahead of schedule

Everyone age 16 and up in the Rappahannock Area Health District will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting Friday, about 10 days ahead of the national schedule for open eligibility. “We are excited to expand vaccination opportunities for all community members,” said Dr. Denise Bonds, acting director of the local health district that includes Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford. MWHC President and CEO Michael McDermott about the health care system s response to COVID-19 in an Ask the Mayor segment with Fredericksburg Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw The Rappahannock–Rapidan Health District, which includes Culpeper, Fauquier and Orange counties, moved to phase 2, the general public, on Monday. The Three Rivers Health District, which includes Westmoreland County and other Northern Neck localities, plans to move to the next phase within one to two weeks, according to a Tuesday press release.

Fredericksburg woman bitten by rabid cat fears disease could spread among feral felines

As Tammy Hedge deals with the aftermath of being attacked in her own backyard by a rabid cat, she’s grateful it happened to her and not a more vulnerable resident of her Fredericksburg neighborhood. “There are a lot of young children and a lot of elderly people who could really, really have issues with something like this,” she said. “At least I have the resources, the insurance, I have the big mouth and the connections to make a fuss about it.” Hedge hadn’t planned to become a “rabies ambassador,” but said she was forced into the role after she was bitten by a feral cat that had been hanging around her home since winter. She lives near Paul’s Bakery in the Hillcrest area, on Longstreet Avenue off Lafayette Boulevard.

WATCH NOW: Fredericksburg woman bitten by rabid cat fears disease could spread among feral felines

As Tammy Hedge deals with the aftermath of being attacked in her own backyard by a rabid cat, she’s grateful it happened to her and not a more vulnerable resident of her Fredericksburg neighborhood. “There are a lot of young children and a lot of elderly people who could really, really have issues with something like this,” she said. “At least I have the resources, the insurance, I have the big mouth and the connections to make a fuss about it.” Hedge hadn’t planned to become a “rabies ambassador,” but said she was forced into the role after she was bitten by a feral cat that had been hanging around her home since winter. She lives near Paul’s Bakery in the Hillcrest area, on Longstreet Avenue off Lafayette Boulevard.

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