Coronavirus

Dr. Morrow continues to encourage vaccines and bivalent boosters to help protect everyone, especially those most vulnerable to serious disease.

They treat the sickest patients first and will see the rest as soon as possible.

VDH also says that it “continues to streamline information on its COVID-19 data dashboards."

The Pentagon is now likely to strongly encourage troops to get the shot, but has 30 days to work out the details for rescinding the vaccine mandate.

On Dec. 20, 2021, Ditmore defied the odds and was released from Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a battle with COVID lasting more than 100 days.

A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense passed the Senate on Thursday and now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

COVID-19 cases have shown a marked increase after the Thanksgiving holiday, and further increases are projected around Christmas and New Year's.

"The fact that businesses are still dealing with COVID-19 related penalties and fines is infuriating."

The pandemic has impacted everyone in some way and that reaches even further into rural communities.

A Virginia Health Care Foundation 2021 report found the commonwealth ranked 39th in mental health care.

The scale of the disruption to American kids’ education is evident in a district-by-district analysis of test scores shared exclusively with The Associated Press. The data provide the most comprehensive look yet at how much schoolchildren have fallen behind academically.

CDC Director Doctor Rochelle Walensky shared COVID information and preventative measures for the upcoming winter.

Biden appeared at the White House with the doctors who are leading administration efforts against the spread of the coronavirus.

The pandemic upended every facet of life and left millions learning from home for months or more.

The strains are already increasing in cases in Europe and Singapore.

If you had COVID, chances are several of your organs could be aging three or four years faster.

DASH short for “Delivering Accessible and Sustainable Health” is the name of the new mobile health clinic.

The University of Virginia is taking part in ACTIV-6, a national drug trial that’s trying to tackle COVID-19 symptoms.

Dr. Cynthia Morrow said Tuesday pverall COVID activity in our region and in the state appears to be declining.

If the Food and Drug Administration agrees, they would start getting a kid-sized dose of the new omicron-targeted formula when it was time for their booster.

Two cases of West Nile Virus have been recorded in the Roanoke City Alleghany Health Districts in the last month.

COVID-19 cases are plateauing in Virginia, and while that’s good news, experts say it doesn’t mean we can let up on precautions.

The Moderna and Pfizer boosters are coming this week to pharmacies. Roanoke's health district will offer appointments starting next week.

These Pfizer and Moderna boosters specifically target the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants.

The facility had been at a red-level since August 31.

The study reflects two years of upheaval in American education as schools shut down for months at a time amid COVID-19 outbreaks.

Pharmacists are expecting an increase in demand once the program ends.

The facility will be under a red level threat.

Roanoke's health district is logging more cases than usual of tick-borne illnesses and sexually transmitted infections.

The Internal Revenue Service announced that it would be helping struggling taxpayers affected by the pandemic by sending select refunds to those who filed their taxes late.