Tag: Covid
Annandale High School to offer COVID vaccinations
Annandale High School Annandale High School is offering COVID-19 vaccinations for students age 12-18 on Thursday, May 27. Fairfax County Public Schools and the Fairfax County Health Department are teaming up to provide one-day COVID vaccination clinics to students. Other sites include Bryant High School in Alexandria on May 25, South Lakes High School in … Continued
Northam lifts mask indoor mandate – for some settings
Northam announced new COVID guidelines in a video released May14. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam lifted Virginia’s universal indoor mask mandate to align with new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Northam also announced in a video message May 14 that all distancing and capacity restrictions will end on Friday, May 28, … Continued
Youths age 12-15 can now get COVID vaccinations
Teens now eligible for the COVID vaccine. [News Leader] Now that the federal government has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in adolescents, Fairfax County parents can make appointments for youths age 12-15. Schedule a vaccination at a Health Department clinic here and select Pfizer.
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
FCPS to offer limited virtual instruction in the fall
In-person instruction at Annandale High School. [FCPS] Fairfax County Public Schools will offer all students five days of in-person learning in the fall, along with “a limited, centralized virtual program for students with documented health/medical needs,” FCPS announced May 4. The virtual program is a response to the impacts of COVID-19 and will not be … 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
New York Times features ACCA Child Development Center in piece on childcare challenges during the pandemic
ACCA Child Development Center Executive Director Maria-Isabel Ballivian speaks at the White House. At the left is Vice President Kamala Harris. [Doug Mills/The New York Times] A recent article in the New York Times on how childcare leaders are struggling to manage during the COVID pandemic includes a first-person account from Maria-Isabel Ballivian, executive director … 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.
FCPS: School should be back to normal next fall
Weyanoke Elementary School students end the day with an active learning exercise. [FCPS] For the start of the 2021-22 school year, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand said he is planning for “as near normal a fall as possible.” During a virtual town hall on April 7, Brabrand offered more details on expanding in-school … Continued
Final occupational categories now eligible for COVID vaccine
Vaccinations underway at the Annandale CVS on Little River Turnpike. Beginning today, April 7, individuals who live or work in the Fairfax Health District that fall into several more occupational categories are now eligible to register for a COVID-19 vaccine. These are the last seven priority groups of essential workers in Phase 1c as outlined … Continued