Tag: health
COVID vaccine mandate set for county employees
The Fairfax County Health Department hosted a mobile COVID vaccine clinic at Ossian Hall Park in Annandale earlier this month. Beginning this fall, all Fairfax County employees will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to weekly COVID testing as a condition of employment, the Fairfax County government announced Aug. 20. Employees … Continued
School employees must be vaccinated against COVID
All Fairfax County Public Schools employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to routine negative COVID tests by late October, FCPS announced Aug. 20. “Vaccination is the most effective way to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and prevent severe illness, FCPS state. “We must take every measure possible to keep our schools safe.”
FCPS: Students will be safe in school despite Delta COVID variant
Masks will be required in schools, except when students are eating lunch and playing outdoors. [FCPS] Fairfax County Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand is confident schools will be safe for in-person learning, despite the surge of the Delta COVID variant. The 2021-22 school year starts Monday, Aug. 23.
Third COVID vaccines available for the immuno-compromised
The Fairfax County Health Department hosted a mobile vaccine clinic at Ossian Hall Park in Annandale earlier this month. The Fairfax County Health District is now scheduling appointments for a COVID-19 vaccine booster for people who have compromised immune systems due to medical conditions or are receiving immunosuppressive treatments. The third dose is only available … Continued
As Delta COVID variant surges, masks required in Fairfax County facilities
The best defense against COVID variants is vaccination. [Fairfax County Government] Due to the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, masks will be required in all Fairfax County facilities, beginning Monday, Aug. 9. That includes all employees and visitors, regardless of vaccination status.
Fairfax County recommends masks indoors for all, including people fully vaccinated
Due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, the Fairfax County Health Department recommends that everyone wear a mask in public settings, including people fully vaccinated. That recommendation is based on updated guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week.
Fairfax County schools adopt universal mask mandate
Students will have to wear masks in the classroom. [FCPS] Faced with a national increase in COVID variant cases, Fairfax County Public Schools is requiring all students and staff to wear face masks indoors and on school buses, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated, the school system announced July 28. Masks are not required … Continued
Free Covid vaccinations offered at walk-in clinics
Bailey’s Community Center Still need to get the COVID vaccine? There are several free walk-in clinics operated by Neighborhood Health, including the following places in the Annandale/Mason District area: Annandale United Methodist Church Mission Center, 7901 Heritage Drive, Annandale – Every Thursday, 4-7:30 p.m.
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
Alexandria City Council approves Landmark project
The new Alexandria Hospital would be at the western end of the Landmark site. The Alexandria City Council on July 6 unanimously approved the redevelopment agreements for a new hospital and mixed-use development on the site of the former Landmark Mall. The site agreements will result in approximately 4 million square feet of new development, … Continued
Residents raise concerns about proposed needle exchange program in Seven Corners
The NovaSalud staff. The handful of local residents who attended a community meeting on a proposed comprehensive harm reduction program in Seven Corners raised concerns that it would attract drug addicts hanging around the area. A key part of the program is a needle exchange initiative that would be managed by NovaSalud in a medical … Continued
Community invited to learn about new needle exchange program in Seven Corners
The Comprehensive Harm Reduction Program would be operated by the NovaSalud clinic in this medical building in Seven Corners. The public is invited to a community meeting next week to learn more about the Comprehensive Harm Reduction Program coming to Seven Corners. This program, hosted by the Fairfax County Health Department, will provide needle exchange … Continued
Fairfax County COVID vaccine clinic accepts walk-ins
Beginning Friday, June 11, the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Fairfax County Government Center will accept walk-ins. While appointments may still be scheduled ahead of time, the Government Center will offer first-come, first-served walk-ins during these times:
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