Tag: coronavirus
COVID vaccine clinic at Justice High School July 14; students age 12 and up need to get vaccinated as soon as possible
A school-based COVID vaccination clinic in Fairfax County [WJLA] The Fairfax County Health Department and school system are hosting three vaccination clinics for youths age 12 and up this week, including one at Justice High School, 3301 Peace Valley Lane, Falls Church, on Wednesday, July 14, 2-7 p.m. Schedule an appointment at a school clinic … Continued
Fairfax County dashboard tracks evictions by locality
Fairfax County’s new Evictions Dashboard shows there were 31 writs of eviction issued in Annandale from June, 30, 2020, through June 14, 2021. Alexandria had the most with 159, followed by Falls Church (73), McLean (59), Fairfax (54), Herndon (49), Springfield (37), Vienna (34), Reston (32), and Centreville (31). The number for Annandale aligns … Continued
Tysons COVID vaccine site offers extended hours
The vaccine center at Tysons Corner mall. The Tysons Community Vaccination Center (CVC) will have extended hours for the next three weeks then will close permanently on June 26. The Tysons CVC is located in the former Lord & Taylor store in the Tysons Corner shopping mall. It will be open until 8 p.m. on … Continued
COVID Remembrance Ceremony will recognize the lives lost
Chris Duncan, whose mother died of COVID contracted at the Annandale Healthcare Center, attends an event at the Washington monument last fall commemorating the lives lost to the COVID pandemic. The Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) is hosting a COVID-19 Remembrance Ceremony on Wednesday, June 9, at 6 p.m., on the Fairfax County Government Center … Continued
Annandale church hosts COVID vaccination clinic
Hope Lutheran Church Hope Lutheran Church in Annandale is hosting a COVID vaccine clinic Saturday, June 5, and invites everyone in the area who needs to be vaccinated. The church, at 4604 Ravensworth Road, is conducting the clinic in partnership with the Fairfax County Health Department and Safeway. The clinic will offer both the Pfizer … Continued
Life is returning to normal, as COVID restrictions are lifted
Audacious Aleworks of Falls Church announced all distancing measures are lifted, full bar seating is in effect, and patrons no longer need a table to be served. Gov. Ralph Northam’s Executive Order 79 to lift all remaining COVID capacity limits for gatherings and social distancing requirements took effect at noon today. “With COVID 19 vaccines … Continued
COVID vaccine available at Braddock Hall this week
COVID vaccinations are offered at many places in Fairfax County, including Tysons Corner mall. There will be a COVID-19 vaccine clinic May 26, 27, and 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Braddock Hall, 9002 Burke Lake Road in Burke. Make an appointment here. You can also drop by as walk-in vaccinations will be available, too. The … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads Fire Station hosts Gov. Northam for bill-signing ceremony
First responders and elected officials at the bill signing ceremony in Bailey’s Crossroads. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation protecting first responders at a ceremony at the Bailey’s Crossroads Fire Station May 6. The measure expands workers’ compensation to allow coverage for first responders on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Northam to lift capacity limits for businesses
Gov. Northam speaks at a COVID briefing May 6. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced yesterday that he is planning to lift all capacity limitations for businesses on June 15 if the current trend of declining COVID-19 cases continues. Social distancing restrictions would be lifted on that date, too. Northam didn’t say whether mask requirements would … Continued
Giant offers walk-in COVID vaccinations
The Giant in the Bradlick shopping center in Annandale. Giant pharmacies are now offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations at stores in the D.C. region Mondays and Tuesdays, 6-9 a.m. People planning to arrive at 9 a.m. or later should schedule an appointment. There is no cost for the vaccines but people are asked to bring a … Continued
Walk-in COVID vaccinations available at Tysons center
Former department store converted to a COVID vaccination site. [InsideNoVa] After months of extensive backups to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Fairfax County now has enough vaccine for everyone age 16 and up who wants it. As a result, the Health Department is now allowing first-come, first-served walk-in vaccinations at the new Tysons Community Vaccination Center … Continued
Gov. Northam eases more COVID restrictions
Bar seating now allowed. Now that increasing numbers of Virginians have received the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Ralph Northam is easing restrictions on public gatherings. Northam announced April 22 that sports and entertainment venues may begin to operate with expanded capacity, and social gathering limits will increase beginning May 15.
New COVID vaccination clinic opens today in Tysons
The Fairfax Community Vaccination Center in Tysons Corner Center. A new large COVID-19 vaccination clinic opens April 20 in the former Lord & Taylor store in the Tysons Corner mall. “As vaccine supplies allow, this site will vaccinate some 3,000 people per day, which paired with the other sites we have throughout the county, will … Continued
Everyone 16 and up can register for a COVID vaccine April 18
Beginning Sunday, April 18, everyone who lives in the Fairfax Health District age 16 and older will be eligible to directly schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment through VaccineFinder.org. As Fairfax County moves into Phase 2 with the rest of Virginia, the county’s Health Department will no longer register people for vaccinations.
Fairfax County halts use of J&J vaccine
Updated April 14: Fairfax County will not administer the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine until further notice. That announcement follows the April 13 recommendation by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to pause all J&J vaccinations while health officials investigate a rare side effect.