November 24, 2024
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People age 75 and older can start making COVID vaccination appointments on Jan. 11

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 Healthcare workers at Inova Fairfax Hospital received the Pfizer COVID vaccine in December. [WJLA] The Fairfax County Health Department will begin scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations for eligible people in group 1b on Monday, Jan. 11.  Group 1b, as defined by the Virginia Department of Health, includes people age 75 and older and essential workers who can’t work remotely.  … Continued

Fairfax County School Board delays in-person instruction

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Staff at Poe Middle School prepare new books for delivery to students’ homes. [FCPS] The Fairfax County School Board agreed to pause Superintendent Scott Brabrand’s updated plan for returning all students to in-person learning.  Under Brabrand’s proposal, presented at a school board work session Jan. 5, students in groups 1-4 (certain special education and career and … Continued

More details emerge on Landmark Mall redevelopment

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The concept for redeveloping Landmark Mall. Representatives of Inova, the City of Alexandria, and the Foulger-Pratt development company presented more details on the plans to create an urban village/medical complex at Landmark Mall at a community meeting Jan. 4.  The plan calls for tearing down the mall and developing the 52-acre property with a new … Continued

Annandale Healthcare Center staff and residents get COVID vaccines

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Fairfax County Fire Chief John Butler gets a COVID vaccine. [FCFRD] Residents and staff at the Annandale Healthcare Center received COVID-19 vaccines Dec. 30 and 31 from CVS pharmacists.  Everyone who wanted a vaccination got it, says AHC Executive Director Marie Nadora. Afterward, “everybody seemed to be okay.”  The pharmacists brought trays of Pfizer vaccines … Continued

Loyal customers of Anthony’s are contributing funds to keep the restaurant afloat

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Like so many businesses during the COVID pandemic, Anthony’s Restaurant on Annandale Road is struggling to survive.  “It’s been a very difficult year. Business has declined tremendously,” says Ted Yiannarakis, the son of owners Anthony and Faye Yiannarakis, who founded the Italian/Greek restaurant nearly 50 years ago. “We have some wonderful customers who are very … Continued

Virginia healthcare workers start getting COVID vaccines

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Yolanda Dumas, an emergency room nurse at Sentara Healthcare in Norfolk got the first COVID-19 vaccine in Virginia.  Virginia received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines and began inoculating healthcare workers yesterday. Supplies are limited, so high-risk groups will be vaccinated first. The state’s initial shipment included 72,150 doses and is targeted to healthcare workers. … Continued

More Fairfax County students returning to virtual learning, due to COVID surge

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Safety teams are making spot inspections at Fairfax County schools to ensure compliance with health protocols. Due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, Fairfax County Public Schools has determined that students in Group 3 (which includes various categories of special education) will return to virtual learning, beginning Monday, Dec. 14.  Those students had been in … Continued