Our mission is to achieve and maintain optimum personal and community health.
Sulola Adekoya, MD MPH, Acting Health Director
111 South Street, First Floor, Farmville, VA 23901, (434) 392-3984
Virginia COVID Information Center
WHERE CAN I GET TESTED?
Pre-registration is NOT required.
Testing will continue to be offered at PEFYA on Wednesdays for the next five weeks.
Wednesday testing dates are September 15th, 22nd, 29th and October 6th, 13th
from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or until supplies run out.
For a listing of other available testing sites, visit:
https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-testing-sites/
WHERE CAN I GET VACCINATED?
My Local Health Department:
Amelia • Buckingham • Charlotte • Cumberland
Lunenburg • Nottoway • Prince Edward
We offer all 3 types of vaccines.
Call your local Health Dept to get scheduled.
Find Specific HD Info
My Local Pharmacy:
Pharmacies offer different vaccines.
Please contact them directly for more information.
Piedmont Health District Pharmacies
UPCOMING MASS VACCINATION CLINICS
Piedmont Health District does not currently have any Mass Vaccination Clinics scheduled.
We are working on getting some set up around the district but until that time,
We will continue scheduling appointments and giving vaccinations in each of our health departments.
Please give us a call and schedule your appointment today!
DELTA VARIENT
All COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized in the United States are effective against COVID-19, including serious outcomes of severe disease, hospitalization, and death.
Available evidence suggests the currently authorized mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) are highly effective against hospitalization and death for a variety of strains, including Alpha (B.1.1.7), Beta (B.1.351), Gamma (P.1), and Delta (B.1.617.2); data suggest lower effectiveness against confirmed infection and symptomatic disease caused by the Beta, Gamma, and Delta variants compared with the ancestral strain and Alpha variant. Ongoing monitoring of vaccine effectiveness against variants is needed.
A growing body of evidence indicates that people fully vaccinated with an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) are less likely than unvaccinated persons to acquire SARS-CoV-2 or to transmit it to others. However, the risk for SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection in fully vaccinated people cannot be completely eliminated as long as there is continued community transmission of the virus.
Studies are underway to learn more about the effectiveness of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine.
At this time, there is limited data on vaccine effectiveness in people who are immunocompromised. People with immunocompromising conditions, including those taking immunosuppressive medications, should discuss the need for personal protective measures after vaccination with their healthcare provider.
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Click here for VDH's frequently asked questions: www.vdh.virginia.gov/covid-19-faq/
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ISOLATION, QUARANTINE & TESTING INFORMATION
You may or may not be contacted by the health department if you test positive or are a close contact to someone who tested positive. The resources below are meant to help you follow public health guidance to stop the spread of the virus and protect our community.
VDH ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE INFOGRAPHIC provides information on what is a close contact and when it is safe to be around others if you must isolate or quarantine.
HOW TO NOTIFY YOUR CLOSE CONTACTS use this tool to determine who your close contacts are and notify them as soon as possible.
LIVING WITH SOMEONE WITH COVID-19 provides information if someone you live with has COVID-19 symptoms or has recently tested positive for COVID-19, but is not sick enough to need a hospital.
VDH TESTING SITE LOCATOR helps you locate a COVID testing site near you. We do not do COVID testing at our health department locations.
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For the most up-to-date information, please visit:
VDH-Virginia COVID-19 info
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