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Fairfax County Health Department to provide more information on COVID vaccine effort

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PatientTrak is assisting the Fairfax County Health Department with vaccine messaging. [PatientTrak] If you registered for a vaccine with the Fairfax County Health Department, there’s no way to know where you stand in the queue or when you’ll be able to receive your appointment.  That may change. The Fairfax County Health Department is developing a … Continued

Fairfax County School Board approves return-to-school plan

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A COVID vaccination clinic for school employees at Inova. [Karen Bolt/FCPS] The Fairfax County School Board on Feb. 2 approved an updated timeline for students returning to school for in-person learning beginning Feb. 16. Under this timeline, presented by Superintendent Scott Brabrand, all students would return by March 16.  Students have been learning at home … Continued

It will take months before everyone eligible can get a COVID vaccine

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An Inova vaccination clinic for school employees. [FCPS] As the demand for COVID-19 vaccinations still greatly exceeds the supply, state and local officials are scrambling to manage the vaccination process.   “It will take months to vaccinate all of those who are eligible and currently registered to get a vaccine appointment,” the Fairfax County Health Department … Continued

Inova cancels COVID vaccination appointments

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Many people lucky enough to get an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination in Fairfax County –including teachers who registered with Inova – are disappointed to find their appointments have been canceled. That’s because Fairfax County is getting fewer doses than anticipated.  On Jan. 25, Inova announced it’s canceling all first-dose appointments “for the foreseeable future” due to the … Continued

First case of highly contagious COVID variant documented in Northern Virginia resident

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The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Department of General Services Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS) announced Jan. 25 that the first case of the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 has been identified in a sample from an adult resident of Northern Virginia with no reported recent travel history.  The B.1.1.7 variant, which first emerged … Continued

Health officials urge patience in waiting for COVID vaccinations

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First responders get COVID vaccines. [Fairfax County Health Department] Health officials urged the public to be patient, as they wait for a chance to get a COVID-19 vaccine.  Demand far outstrips the supply, they said at a town hall meeting hosted by Del. Kaye Kory (38th District-Annandale), state Sen. Dave Marsden (38th District-Annandale), and Del. … Continued

Fairfax County’s new emergency app connects cardiac arrest victims with volunteers who know CPR

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The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department has adopted the PulsePoint Respond mobile app, which alerts residents trained in CRP to an emergency nearby involving someone experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest.  The PulsePoint app is connected to the 911 system and simultaneously notifies bystanders who can provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation before an ambulance arrives.  That can … Continued

Limited COVID vaccine supply means getting group 1b vaccinated will take months

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When Virginia moved into phase 1b for COVID-19 vaccinations, health officials anticipated getting much more of the vaccine than they are actually getting. As a result, it is going to take a long time – possibly until March or April – until everyone in 1b is vaccinated, said Danny Avula, vaccine coordinator with the Virginia … Continued

People in group 1b – 65+ and those with health risks – can schedule a COVID vaccine on Monday

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Vaccinations underway in Fairfax County. [Fairfax County Health District] The Fairfax County Health Department will begin registering people age 65 and older and younger people with severe health risks for a COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, Jan. 18.  Eligible people will be able to sign up for a vaccination here or call 703-324-7404.  If you complete the … Continued

Teachers, other school staff can get COVID vaccines beginning Jan. 16

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A vaccine clinic at Inova Fairfax Hospital in December.  All Fairfax County Public School employees will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine, starting Saturday, Jan. 16, Superintendent Scott Brabrand announced Jan. 10. The vaccinations will be administered by Inova in partnership with the Fairfax County Health Department, FCPS employees – not just teachers – will … Continued