VDH offers free COVID-19 vaccinations in Shenandoah VA. tomorrow 1/21
The Virginia Department of Health’ s (VDH) Lord Fairfax Health District (LFHD) has teamed up with Dollar General Stores to offer COVID-19 vaccinations.
A VDH email announced that the Dollar General Store in Shenandoah Virginia will offer a vaccination clinic tomorrow Jan. 21.
The clinic will offer vaccinations at the 727 4 Street Shenandoah Virginia location from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m..
The clinic will offer first, second, primary and booster doses of the vaccines.
All three of the vaccines will be available at the clinic.
Anyone 5 and older is eligible for certain vaccines.
Everyone under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian to be vaccinated.
Walk ups are welcomed but appointments can also be made at vase.vdh.virginia.gov.
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Page County rolls out a new vaccination plan including children age 5-11 11/10
A news release from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced that they and Dollar General Stores are offering vaccinations against COVID-19.
The clinics are for those 12 and over who have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Vaccinations are also available for those seeking their second, third or booster shots.
The first clinic is tomorrow Nov. 10 at the Dollar General store at 502 W. Main St. in Stanley from 2 to 6 p.m..
More vaccination clinics will be added through Nov. 22 for the initial roll out this does not include 5 to 11 year old people.
However a Page County Public School (PCPS) social media post states that vaccinations for 5 to 11 year old people will take place Nov.15 at Page County High School from 4 to 7 p.m. with a second dose Dec. 6.
You can sign your child up here for the first dose and here for the second dose.
Vaccinations will be provided for 5 to 11 year old people at Luray High School on Nov. 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. the second dose is scheduled for Dec. 8.
Register your child for the Luray High School vaccinations here for the first dose and here for the second dose.
A parent or guardian must be with the child during the vaccination.
For more information on the vaccinations for anyone contact the Lord Fairfax Health District or consult your local health care provider.
Page County Schools do not require vaccinations to attend in person classes.
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WCPS and VH offer COVID-19 vaccine for 5 to 11 year old students
An email from Warren County Public Schools announced that the COVID-19 vaccine will become available to 5 to 11 year old students.
The Lord Fairfax Health District (LFHD) and Valley Health (VH) will offer the Pfizer COVID 19 vaccinations for 5 to 11 year old students in Warren County Public School on November 10.
The vaccine will be administered at the 15 Street Gym from 2:30 to 7 p.m..
A second dose will be offered Dec. 1 at a location to be determined.
This is a fist come first served event and available to Warren County Public school students only who are 5 to 11 years of age.
Students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
More information is available from your health department at (540) 635-3159 option 2.
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Binational Health Fair brings free services
The Binational Health Fair is being held in Winchester today at our Health Inc on N Cameron Street from 10 am to 2 pm.
There will be free Flu Shots and Vaccines on site as well as booster shots.
The Aids Response Effort is offering free testing.
Numerous agencies will have information booths on healthy living.
Valley Health and Our Health will be giving away fresh produce and paper products.
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LFHD offering Pfizer-BioNTech Booster Covid-19 Vaccines
(Winchester, Va.) — Beginning immediately, the Virginia Department of Health’s Lord Fairfax Health District (LFHD) will offer vaccine boosters for the Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19 vaccine in accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) below. The booster vaccine can be obtained anytime after 6 months from the date of second Pfizer vaccine. Please note that only those who have received two shots of Pfizer vaccine and meet the following criteria are eligible:
- people 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings should receive a booster shot of Pfizer vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer primary series
- people aged 50–64 years with underlying medical conditions should receive a booster shot of Pfizer vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer primary series
- people aged 18–49 years with underlying medical conditions may receive a booster shot of Pfizer vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizer primary series, based on their individual benefits and risks
- people aged 18-64 years who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational or institutional setting may receive a booster shot of Pfizer vaccine at least 6 months after their Pfizerprimary series, based on their individual benefits and risks.
Lord Fairfax Health District (LFHD) encourages all eligible persons to get their COVID-19 vaccine if they haven’t already done so. To find a vaccination site near you, visitvase.vdh.virginia.gov or visitwww.vaccines.gov.
“The COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness may decrease slowly after six months, but people still have strong protection against severe illness, hospitalization, and death,” said Dr. Colin Greene, director of LFHD. “The CDC recommends that the booster dose be given six months or more after the second shot, but individuals who have not yet received a booster will still be considered fully vaccinated.”
LFHD will offer COVID-19 boosters on a walk-in basis at all five local health department clinics. Look for the sign outside the clinic.
Again, those who received Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are not authorized for booster doses at this time. We expect additional recommendations regarding these vaccines in the coming weeks.
If you are coming for your booster dose, wear a mask and please bring your vaccine card to confirm the date and type of vaccine you received for your second dose. We recommend you wait at the clinic site for 15 minutes after receiving the booster dose.
For more information on COVID-19 in Virginia, visit vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus. Find convenient, free vaccination locations near you by visiting vaccinate.virginia.gov or calling 877-VAX-IN-VA (877-829-4682, TTY users call 7-1-1).
VH offers Johnson and Johnson vaccine
Valley Health announces the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is now available at the Apple Blossom Mall clinic while supplies last.
The Johnson and Johnson vaccine has been approved for persons 18 and older.
The Pfizer vaccine is also available at the clinic and has been approved for people 12 and up.
The clinic is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m..
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SU announces their vaccination expectation
Shenandoah University (SU) is requiring those who have high levels of contact with others at the University to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by August 1.
Those that will be in person this summer are asked to have at least one dose of vaccine by June 1.
Once the FDA fully approves the vaccines SU expects all faculty, staff and students to be fully vaccinated by Aug. 1.
If not compliant that person will no longer be eligible to work or study at SU without an SU approved medical or religious exemption.
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Today 5/18 is Our Shot Day in Virginia
Recent statistics indicate that COVID-19 infection numbers are the lowest they have been in over a year.
In an effort to keep those numbers low today May 18 has been declared “Our Shot Day” a Statewide Day of Action.
The state health departments are asking vaccinated individuals to become vaccination advocates.
In an effort to encourage others to get vaccinated we are asked to help others set up appointments and to share our vaccination stories on social media.
Do what we can do to encourage others to get the COVID-19 vaccination.
A website has been developed with ideas on how to the get the message across called educate to vaccinate here.
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