RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication 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 will help in...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication As we have reached a crossroads in our fight against COVID-19 with vaccination rates continuing to go up and case counts continuing to go down, it seems like a good opportunity to take stock of where we are as a community. Since the...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication When the virus that causes COVID-19 was first identified in the United States last year, it quickly spread through communities throughout the country because it was a new virus against which we did not have any natural immunity. Simply put, immunity, or our...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication After the last year of taking so many precautions, many people may be thinking about travel as we head into summer, particularly people who have been vaccinated. The good news is that it is safe for people who are fully vaccinated to travel...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication In all of the discussions around the toll of COVID-19 on the physical health of our communities, an aspect that deserves equal attention is the toll it has taken on mental health. Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit health research organization, reports that during...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication Vaccines have been used in public health for decades. Each vaccine has been thoroughly studied and tailored to the disease it is trying to prevent. Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, like almost all other vaccines, require more than one dose to get optimal protection....Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication COVID-19 vaccines offer us the promise of a rescue from this global pandemic. Vaccines, along with safety measures such as masking and physical distancing, will help us return to the normal interactions we have missed for so long. In the second of a...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication Last week, the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD) moved into Phase 2 of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. This means that now anyone in our districts who is age 16 or older and who wants to get vaccinated is eligible to get...Continue reading→

RCAHD Community Health Update A Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts publication On April 2, 2021 the Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD) announced that local residents over the age of 16 who want to be vaccinated and who are pre-registered on vaccinate.virginia.gov will be invited to schedule a vaccination appointment at one of...Continue reading→