As COVID-19 cases reach their highest ever in the local health district, the vaccine rollout has been marred with scant vaccinators, technical glitches and now an outright shortage. As of Friday, more than 35,000 people who... More

Jessie Higgins

The latest local COVID-19 vaccination updates. More

Charlottesville Tomorrow

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Just two weeks after beginning to vaccinate Phase 1A frontline medical workers, the Blue Ridge Health District on Monday opened up COVID-19 vaccines to individuals in Phase 1B. The district has not yet finished vaccinating area... More

Jessie Higgins

Holiday gatherings have Charlottesville’s COVID-19 cases spiking to their highest sustained levels since the pandemic began some nine months ago. Over the last two weeks, the city saw more than 600 new cases per 100,000 people.... More

Jessie Higgins

The Blue Ridge Health District gave its first COVID-19 vaccines to healthcare workers on Monday. The health district (formerly the Thomas Jefferson Health District) vaccinated its own staff last week. For now, it’s offering vaccines exclusively... More

Jessie Higgins

While the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution marches ahead, no one quite knows yet how the next phases of distribution will work. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released broad new distribution guidelines... More

Jessie Higgins

University of Virginia Medical Center employees have begun to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. In our last episode of 2020, we look back on some of the big stories of year: the pandemic, the election, the racial justice protests this... More

The Thomas Jefferson Health District couldn’t provide information on the racial makeup of its staff assisting minority communities amid the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, citing that such information is not released by the state.  But... More

Billy Jean Louis

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Sheleigha Early said she has reservations about the COVID-19 vaccine as it becomes available to the general public for a few reasons, including the historical context of the Black community being used as experiments.  “I’m wary... More

Billy Jean Louis

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The Charlottesville City School Board likely will make a big decision at Wednesday’s work session.  Superintendent Rosa Atkins is slated to make a presentation to the board titled “Return to Face to Face Learning – COVID-19,”... More

Billy Jean Louis

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As the weather grows colder, some local restaurants have erected tents on their outdoor dining spaces on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall. They might be located outside, but they’re still classified as “indoor dining,” and officials urge residents to... More

Charlotte Rene Woods

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