Virginia, nation prepare for vaccine booster shots
Emma Carlson, Contributing Writer The delta variant of COVID-19 continues to dominate new cases nationally and locally. With Virginia cases continuing to rise, experts weigh in on distributing booster doses for vaccinated individuals. The increase of cases of the delta variant caused VCU to reimplement its indoor mask mandate before the start of the fall […]
J&J vaccine paused, Virginia prepares to move into phase 2 for COVID-19 vaccinations
Sagal Ahmed, Contributing Writer Administration of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine has been paused in Virginia as of April 13 due to six nationwide cases of extremely rare blood clots as side effects of the vaccine. This measure follows a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug […]
Single-dose COVID-19 vaccine rolling out in Virginia
Anya Sczerzenie, Staff Writer Virginians can now receive the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following the shot’s approval for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration on Feb. 27. The commonwealth will “be in a very different place in terms of supply” this month because of the new vaccine, said Dr. Danny Avula, […]