This week’s order from the Virginia State Health Commissioner giving guidance on COVID-19 vaccines includes unrestricted access for people over 65 years of age and allows people between 18 and 64 to ...

Virginia Tech researchers announced Wednesday they have developed in-house COVID-19 testing kits and lab processing services to assist Southwest Virginia health departments with patient testing. Test ...

Updates were made to the COVID-19 and the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine recommendations.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – While Virginia is still on par with a typical flu season, influenza and COVID-19 infection rates are spiking about two weeks later than usual, according to Tracey Odachowski, ...

WASHINGTON — The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading across the DMV, leading to unprecedented changes to our everyday life to reduce the disease. This blog details the latest updates from D.C., ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia universities plan a return to campuses in the fall, but there are questions if the COVID-19 vaccine can be mandated. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration only authorized the ...

On Sept. 10, Virginia State Health Commissioner Dr. Karen Shelton signed a new statewide standing order for pharmacies in Virginia to facilitate accessibility for pharmacists to administer the ...

Many Americans grew accustomed to easily getting their coronavirus vaccines and boosters at their local pharmacy during the pandemic. But changes at the federal level and a patchwork of laws in states ...

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