RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication By: Christie Wills Last week the Food and Drug Administration approved a COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11years old. At the time of writing this column, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACP) will meet soon to consider this recommendation. If the ACIP...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication By: Christie Wills Over the past few months, you have likely heard the term “breakthrough case” used a lot and may have some questions about what this “breakthrough” actually means. At the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts, we hear a lot of...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication By: Christie Wills Fueled by the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts are currently in the midst of a surge of cases of COVID-19. In June, we saw a low for the year of about 80 new cases...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication By: Christie Wills As we continue to learn more about COVID-19, its variants, and vaccine effectiveness, more and more information is being shared in the media, in discussions with our friends and family, at our workplaces, at our school boards. It seems that...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication By: Christie Wills Nationally, the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant is causing a surge in cases of COVID19. Virginia cases have increased nearly ten times from our mid-June numbers. The majority of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the U.S., Virginia, and locally are occurring...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication By: Christie Wills I look forward to the day when the message of these community updates will not be COVIDcentered, but unfortunately today is not that day. We have seen an uptick in COVID-19 cases in the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication By: Christie Wills When the Governor declared a State of Emergency in March 2020 to address the looming threat of an emerging pandemic, we could not have known the extent to which the pandemic would transform our lives. Since then, every one of...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication By: Christie Wills June is the “National Month of Action” to encourage more people to get vaccinated. As part of the White House’s national effort to have 70% of U.S. adults with at least one dose of vaccine by July 4th, the Roanoke...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication By: Christie Wills Earlier this month, the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was determined to be a safe choice for teenagers aged 12-15 years old. While children are less likely to become seriously ill if infected, there are a number of reasons that vaccinating teens...Continue reading→