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Avula tapped as Va. social services commissioner
Former vaccine liaison accepts Youngkin appointment
Dr. Danny Avula, the director of Richmond and Henrico County’s health districts and the state’s former COVID vaccine coordinator, has accepted Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointment to become commissioner of the
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VDH funds $5 million for new COVID-19 testing centers
50k tests expected this month
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As COVID infection rates reach record numbers from the omicron variant, the Virginia Department of Health will open nine new COVID-19 community testing centers across the state to increase testing
Moderna, J&J booster shots now available in Va.
VDH recommends people who got J&J dose get 2nd shot two months after first
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Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shots are now available in Virginia, the Virginia Department of Health announced Friday. Dr. Danny Avula, the state’s vaccination liaison, said in a
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Va. rolls out digital proof for vaccinations
VDH adds scannable QR codes for COVID vaccine records
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The Virginia Department of Health has started adding scannable QR codes to COVID-19 vaccination records, digitizing the proof-of-vaccination process, the state announced Thursday. VDH said QR codes available now cannot
Statewide COVID vaccine registration site launched
VDH system will provide updates on status to registrants
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The Virginia Department of Health launched its COVID-19 vaccine registration system Tuesday, available at vaccinate.virginia.gov. A phone hotline will open Wednesday, allowing Virginians who don’t have reliable internet access to
Virginia has administered 50K+ COVID-19 vaccine doses so far
State health official says actual number likely higher
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Having received 285,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from two manufacturers, Virginia has distributed more than 54,000 doses in the past two weeks. Nationally, there’s been frustration with the vaccine rollout, which
First batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine distributed in Va.
140,000 doses received this week are going to long-term care facilities and hospitals
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Virginia health districts and health care facilities statewide began receiving the newly approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week, Virginia Department of Health announced Tuesday. About 140,000 doses of the Moderna
Virginia leads nation in COVID-19 app use
State's COVIDWISE app has gotten 900K downloads
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Amid grim headlines related to the coronavirus, Virginia has one piece of bright news — the commonwealth leads the nation in the percentage of citizens who have downloaded a COVID-19
Three Va. labs selected for OneLab Network
Initiative to expand COVID-19 testing capacity
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The state Department of General Services and Virginia Department of Health awarded three Virginia laboratories contracts to participate in the state’s new OneLab Network, aimed to expand the commonwealth’s COVID-19
Northam directs $22M to future COVID vaccine program
No timeline on vaccine release has been determined, though
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While COVID-19 vaccines have yet to be approved in the United States, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that the state government has earmarked $22 million in federal CARES Act to