Tag: COVID-19 vaccine
FDA authorizes second COVID-19 booster
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
Good news for Alexandrians: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that eligible residents may get a second COVID-19...
Our View: Please give it a shot!
COVID-19 is surging at a frightening rate in Alexandria right now, just in time for Christmas. It feels like we are all Charlie Brown,...
COVID-19 vaccines available in Alexandria for children ages 5 to 11
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The Alexandria Health Department and other providers are now offering the COVID-19 vaccine to those ages 5 to 11 after...
Health and Wellness: The basics of booster shots
By Dr. Vivek Sinha
It was approximately one year ago that the world was looking for a tool to protect people from COVID-19. Thanks to...
School Board approves vaccine and testing requirement for staff
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
Alexandria City Public Schools staff members must receive the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly testing this upcoming year, after the School...
Our View: A failure of leadership at ACPS
Alexandria City Public Schools is scheduled to present a plan to the School Board on Thursday night for a vaccine and testing requirement for...
School Board to vote on vaccine and testing plan
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Just days ahead of Alexandria City Public Schools reopening fully in-person on Aug. 24, the School Board is set to...
COVID-19 surging in Alexandria
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
Two different metrics show that cases of COVID-19 are rising rapidly in Alexandria, while 31% of the city’s residents age...
COVID-19 cases surge
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
Alexandria is experiencing another surge in COVID-19 cases caused primarily by the highly contagious Delta variant, which the Centers for...
Community effort underway to vaccinate Alexandria’s Black community for COVID-19
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
As Alexandria attempts to hit its 80% vaccination target by the end of the summer, the health department and various...
