Tag: health
Landmark Mall redevelopment project moving forward
A preliminary illustration of the Landmark Mall project. More details are emerging on Foulger-Pratt’s plans for redeveloping Landmark Mall, the Washington Business Journal reports. The 52-acre site will be anchored by a new Inova Health System hospital, which will replace the existing Inova Alexandria Hospital on Seminary Road.
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
Fairfax County schools expand in-person learning
Annandale High School staff welcome students back to class. Fairfax County Public Schools is expanding access to in-person learning to four days a week for certain preK-12 students during April. This is being done in accordance with the updated CDC guidelines issued March 13 that allow schools to reduce the social distancing requirement from six … Continued
More essential workers eligible for COVID vaccine
The CVS in Annandale offers COVID vaccinations to people who registered with the Fairfax County Health Department. Beginning today, April 5, individuals who live or work in the Fairfax Health District that fall into several occupational categories in Phase 1c are now eligible to register for a COVID-19 vaccination. This includes people who work in … Continued
All Virginians eligible for a COVID vaccination April 18
The Fairfax County Health Department is scheduling vaccine appoints at many locations, including the CVS in Annandale. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam today announced that all individuals in Virginia age 16 and older will be eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine starting on April 18. That’s ahead of the nationwide May 1 goal set by President … Continued
All frontline essential workers can now register for a COVID vaccination
Beginning today, March 30, the Fairfax County Health Department is allowing everyone in Phase 1b to register for a COVID-19 vaccination. The latest subgroups in the 1b frontline essential workers group who can now get vaccinated include officials needed to maintain continuity of government, clergy and faith leaders, and janitorial and cleaning staff.
Bus drivers and mail carriers eligible for COVID vaccinations
Gail Zukosky, a school public health nurse, serves as a COVID-19 vaccinator on weekends. [Fairfax County Health Department] Two new groups in Phase 1b – transit workers and mail carriers – can now register for COVID-19 vaccinations through the Fairfax County Health Department. Fairfax County is receiving more vaccine doses, although still not enough to … Continued
New state laws address voting, equity, electric vehicles, and more
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced March 19 that he signed into law over a dozen additional bills passed by the General Assembly, including measures to expand access to healthcare and birth control, promote equity, and more.