August 6, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Tag: health

COVID vaccination program to expand to include more pharmacies

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Addo-Ayensu Virginia health officials hope the COVID-19 vaccination process will speed up when the federal retail pharmacy partnership expands. So far, CVS is getting 52,000 doses a week statewide, said Dr. Danny Avula, Virginia’s vaccine coordinator, at a COVID vaccine town hall hosted by state Sen. Dave Marsden, whose district covers the Annandale area; Del. … Continued

Seven corners mental hospital seeks permission to expand services to substance abusers

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Dominion Hospital Dominion Hospital, a mental health facility at 2960 Sleepy Hollow Road in Seven Corners, is seeking a special use permit allowing it to treat people whose only need is recovery from alcoholism or substance abuse.  Dominion CEO Lee Higginbotham told the Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation Feb. 18 that its current permit from … Continued

Fairfax County issues new vaccine dashboard

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School employees at a vaccination clinic. [FCPS] The Fairfax County Health Department has launched a COVID-19 vaccination dashboard that helps people understand why it’s taking so long for people who registered to get an appointment.  The new dashboard provides information on when vaccinations are being scheduled for people who registered on a certain date, the … Continued

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