{"id":19410,"date":"2024-03-18T09:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T13:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/?p=19410"},"modified":"2024-03-19T09:07:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T13:07:44","slug":"from-the-director-a-transitional-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/2024\/03\/18\/from-the-director-a-transitional-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Director: A transitional anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Four years ago this week, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19\u00a0a\u00a0pandemic<\/a>, and we entered the first of many emergency declarations at the national,\u00a0state<\/a>, and\u00a0local<\/a>\u00a0levels. The pandemic has had an overwhelming impact on all of our lives\u2014it shaped our experiences at home, in the workplace, and at school. We lost beloved family members and friends.<\/p>\n

For me, this anniversary is a time\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0recognize the magnitude of the last four years,\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0share in our community\u2019s grief, and\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0express an immense gratitude\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0our community and especially the staff at RHHD. Whether you were working at a health department, hospital, grocery store, or post office\u00a0during the early days of this pandemic; protecting loved ones and strangers by following public health measures; or learning how\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0communicate new health information\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0young children, each of us contributed something essential.<\/p>\n

We know that COVID-19 is still with us, even as this is the first anniversary since the lifting of the\u00a0national public health emergency<\/a>. CDC\u2019s\u00a0updated respiratory virus guidance<\/a>\u00a0reminds us that simple public health principles continue\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0be the most effective ways for keeping ourselves safe from serious illness: we can make sure we\u2019re up-to<\/span>-date on recommended vaccines, stay home and away from others when we\u2019re sick, and practice good hygiene.<\/p>\n

RHHD staff has risen\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0the challenge time and again in the last four years, taking on needed services like contact tracing and vaccination. We look forward\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0continuing\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0support our neighbors, friends, and community members even as the nature of those services shifts.<\/p>\n

And if you still need a 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine\u2014or if you are over 65 and\u00a0newly eligible for a second\u00a0do<\/span>se<\/a>\u2014please reach out! Schedule your vaccine appointment with RHHD by calling 804-205-3501 or visit\u00a0vaccines.gov<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

With gratitude,<\/p>\n

Dr. Elaine Perry, Director of the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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