A highly-vaccinated population will free up health care system to serve those with other medical needs.
Tag: vaccination
Posted inCulture
Mary Anne Hall and other public healthcare nurses work to save their communities
Carroll County has the lowest COVID vaccination rate in Virginia. The health department is trying to change that.
Posted inHeadlines
Vaccination clinic in Danville rescheduled
Other dates will be January 29 and February 12.
Posted inPolitics
As COVID-19 cases soar, Youngkin again vows to end mask and vaccine mandates
Speaking before a joint Assembly, Virginia’s governor is asking Virginians to get vaccinated.
Posted inCulture
Cooperative Extension wins grant to boost vaccine education
Program targets 10 low-vaccinated communities, mostly in Southwest and Southside.
Posted inOpinion
The vaccine divide isn’t as rural-urban as people think
Nevertheless, some counties in Southwest and Southside have Third World vaccination rates.
Posted inHeadlines
Virus rates rising but parts of Southside remain among state’s lowest
Southwest Virginia continues to have the state’s highest infection rates.
Posted inHeadlines
Southside has some of state’s lowest virus rates; Southwest the highest
Lynchburg continues to have one of the lowest infection rates among major cities in Virginia.
Posted inHeadlines
Vaccination rate slows; Southwest and Southside remain low
Four of the five least-vaccinated localities in the state are in Southwest. The other is in Southside.
Posted inOpinion
Why are vaccination rates so low in Southwest and Southside?
It’s not simply because they’re rural because there are lots of rural counties with much higher vaccination rates. So what is it?