Tag: health
Annandale church hosts COVID vaccination clinic
Hope Lutheran Church Hope Lutheran Church in Annandale is hosting a COVID vaccine clinic Saturday, June 5, and invites everyone in the area who needs to be vaccinated. The church, at 4604 Ravensworth Road, is conducting the clinic in partnership with the Fairfax County Health Department and Safeway. The clinic will offer both the Pfizer … Continued
Life is returning to normal, as COVID restrictions are lifted
Audacious Aleworks of Falls Church announced all distancing measures are lifted, full bar seating is in effect, and patrons no longer need a table to be served. Gov. Ralph Northam’s Executive Order 79 to lift all remaining COVID capacity limits for gatherings and social distancing requirements took effect at noon today. “With COVID 19 vaccines … Continued
COVID vaccine available at Braddock Hall this week
COVID vaccinations are offered at many places in Fairfax County, including Tysons Corner mall. There will be a COVID-19 vaccine clinic May 26, 27, and 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Braddock Hall, 9002 Burke Lake Road in Burke. Make an appointment here. You can also drop by as walk-in vaccinations will be available, too. The … Continued
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
Landmark redevelopment will include transportation fixes
An illustration of the Landmark redevelopment project. [Foulger-Pratt] Representatives of developer Foulger-Pratt and Inova Health System filled in some details on what they’re planning for the Landmark Mall site at a May 13 community meeting. While various discussion about redeveloping the old mall have been going on for years, “now it’s different, because of Inova’s … 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
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
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