Richmond Times-Dispatch RICHMOND â Before he inherited a disastrous vaccination rollout with little infrastructure and federal guidance to fix it, before he battled a supply shortfall that placed high-risk essential workers months from receiving vaccines, and before his face was among the most watched in Virginia, Dr. Danny Avula went on vacation after nine months of working 100-hour weeks. âHello Media Friends,â Avula, 42, wrote in an email to journalists Dec. 8, six days before the first batch of coronavirus vaccines arrived in Virginia. âThese last 9 months have been super intense, so Iâm going to really unplug and make sure Iâm rejuvenated for the next 9 months of COVID intensity â vaccination!!!!â