Community Update - Week of March 29th, 2021 By: Dr. Cynthia Morrow, Health Director, Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts The return of glorious weather in Southwestern Virginia coincides with reasons to feel hopeful about the future. Case counts are down since their peak in January and we have made considerable progress in getting our... Continue reading→

Community Update - Week of March 22nd, 2021 By: Dr. Cynthia Morrow, Health Director, Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts Recently I visited our vaccine clinic in Covington and had the opportunity to visit with some residents while they received their shot. One gentleman told me, “I’d rather be uncomfortable for twelve hours after getting... Continue reading→

Community Update - Week of March 15th, 2021 By: Dr. Cynthia Morrow, Health Director, Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts As the incidence of COVID-19 has decreased and vaccination rates have increased, it is important to reassess the risks and benefits of responses to the COVID pandemic. In February, Governor Northam asked all localities to... Continue reading→

Community Update - Week of March 8th, 2021 By: Dr. Cynthia Morrow, Health Director, Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts It has been almost one year since we learned of the first known case of COVID-19 in Virginia. As we commemorate this solemn anniversary and honor what we have lost, it is also important to... Continue reading→

Community Update - Week of March 1st, 2021 By: Dr. Cynthia Morrow, Health Director, Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts This weekend, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for a third COVID-19 vaccine, Johnson & Johnson’s “Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine.” We expect that doses of this new vaccine will arrive in... Continue reading→

Community Update - Week of February 22nd, 2021 By: Dr. Cynthia Morrow, Health Director, Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts As vaccination efforts expand and COVID-19 disease activity decreases in our community, we are getting more and more questions every day about when things can return to “normal.” Questions about school sports are no exception.... Continue reading→

Community Update - February 8th, 2021 By: Dr. Cynthia Morrow, Health Director, Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts As director of the Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD), I am extremely proud of the work our staff has done to vaccinate thousands of our citizens each week. With partners such as Carilion Clinic, our... Continue reading→

Community Update - Week of February 1st, 2021 By: Dr. Cynthia Morrow, Health Director, Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts It’s hard to believe that we have been in Phase 1b distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in our community for only three weeks. Yet in that time, together with our partners, we have dispensed over 10,000... Continue reading→