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The state along with the rest of the country is reportedly experiencing a low amount of flu cases this season. State Immunization Director Dr. Frank Welch believes COVID mitigation measures along with more people choosing to be vaccinated for the flu are responsible. “People really didn’t want both the flu and coronavirus and we saw probably a little bit of an uptick in people getting flu vaccines this year. I think those things together have kept our flu rates very, very low,” said Welch. The low outbreak of flu this year, Welch said is reflective of the southern hemisphere who also ha...

Staunton News Leader As of this morning, Dec. 30, Virginia has received approximately 285,000 vaccine doses from Pfizer and Moderna and has administered 54,295 doses to people in the Commonwealth, said Christy Gray, Division of Immunization Director at Virginia Department of Health.   Virginia is planning to receive 370,000 doses of vaccine by Dec. 31 from both manufacturers. The state originally planned on 480,000 doses.  Eighteen Virginia hospitals received the initial shipment of the Pfizer vaccine the week of Dec. 18 and dispersed those shipments of 72,125 doses to frontline health c...