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The Richmond Henrico Health District (RHHD) is preparing to start vaccinating children ages 5 to 11 as early as next month. This comes as guidance from the White House is telling states to get ready.
The mass vaccination center at Richmond Raceway is reopening Tuesday as more people are eligible for booster shots and children ages 5-to-11 could soon be approved to be inoculated.
Virginia Health on more contagious variant: "We're not out of the woods yet" and last updated 2021-06-14 19:40:25-04 RICHMOND, Va. -- As the more contagious Delta variant began to take hold in the United States, Virginia Health Officials worked to address vaccine hesitancy amid declining vaccination rates. A few cases of the Delta variant or B1.617.2, had already been found in Virginia, according to Virginiaâs Vaccination Coordinator Dr. Danny Avula. He said in the United States, it made up about 6% of cases, and was expected to spread. âI think it's just yet another reminder to us ...
Virginiaâs 12-to-15-year-olds can officially receive a coronavirus vaccine, a move top state officials are hailing as critical to ending the pandemic and reaching immunity before school reopens in the fall. âLike everyone else, our young people have had their lives disrupted over the past year,â said State Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver in a Wednesday night statement. âI urge families to make vaccination a priority for everyone who qualifies to be vaccinated.â The announcement follows a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee decision to p...
Weekly âWalk-up Wednesdayâ vaccination event planned for Richmondâs southside "Walk-up Wednesdays" to get more people vaccinated By Karina Bolster | May 3, 2021 at 6:29 AM EDT - Updated May 4 at 7:22 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Richmond City Health District (RCHD) is offering COVID-19 shots to anyone 18 years and older during its weekly âWalk-up Wednesdaysâ vaccination event. On Wednesday, the city will hold its first walk-up event at George Wythe High School on Richmondâs southside from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; no appointment is needed. Johnson & Johnson Walk-u...