COVID-19 Information

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VDH COVID-19 Vaccination Response

To prepare for the future availability of a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, Virginia’s Unified Command, which oversees the Commonwealth’s response to COVID-19, established a Vaccine Unit to coordinate COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Find out more about these efforts at the COVID-19 Vaccine site.

Select the Picture to Learn More about the Novel Coronavirus Disease Outbreak

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).