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COVID-19 cases spike in Prince Edward County, across the region

The numbers are going back up. Over the last month, COVID-19 cases have climbed in Prince Edward County ...

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New guidance for COVID-19 vaccine

The Virginia Health Department (VDH) has implemented changes for the COVID-19 vaccine in its scheduling and makeup. On ...

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Health District urges caution as flu season arrives

With the COVID-19 pandemic mellowing out, folks need to still be cautious as flu season is already here. ...

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USDA says ice cream helped during pandemic

When the going gets tough, familiar comforts beckon from the fridge, according to new U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

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Pediatric COVID booster now available

Parents of young children in the Commonwealth are now able to seek a free bivalent pediatric COVID-19 booster ...

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Booster and flu shot clinic set

Do you need to get a flu shot? Are you eligible for a COVID-19 booster? The Piedmont Health ...

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CDC keeps eye on new COVID strain

Just as a slight decline in COIVD-19 cases has been seen in the past month, the Centers for ...

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Bivalent boosters now offered at health departments

The Piedmont Health District is now offering the updated, FDA-approved COVID-19 bivalent boosters. The boosters offered include Pfizer-BioNTech ...

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Boosters targeting two COVID strains

On Aug. 31, the FDA authorized the use of a bivalent mRNA vaccine for booster doses for those ...

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Piedmont Health District makes new COVID-19 vaccine available

FARMVILLE – The Piedmont Health District has a new tool in the fight against COVID-19. The Novavax vaccine ...

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CDC reduces quarantine after exposure

After two and a half years of issuing guidelines for mask wearing and quarantine times in an effort ...

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COVID-19 cases rise in Piedmont Health District

FARMVILLE – More than two years have passed since the COVID-19 outbreak, and while vaccines have eased the ...

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CDC: Masks urged for area

It’s time to mask back up. Especially if you live, work or travel to Prince Edward and Buckingham ...

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FDA green lights new COVID vaccine

With an uptick in COVID-19 cases recently reported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a Maryland-based biotechnology ...

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COVID-19 cases and deaths in nursing homes rise

New data indicate rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths in America’s nursing homes rose substantially in June for ...

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Children as young as 6 months eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

All Virginians from the age of six months and older are eligible now to get a free COVID-19 ...

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Children ages 5-11 should receive COVID booster

On Tuesday, May 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the ...

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Vaccination clinics set

The Piedmont Health District will offer four free COVID-19 vaccination clinics this week across the health district. The ...

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Vaccination clinics set

The Piedmont Health District will offer six free COVID-19 vaccination clinics next week across the health district. The ...

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Vaccination clinics set

The Piedmont Health District will offer free COVID-19 vaccination clinics this Saturday in Amelia Court House and five ...

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Piedmont MRC recognized for COVID-19 efforts

On Saturday, April 23, Piedmont Health District held a ceremony at Wilck’s Lake Park to recognize the Piedmont ...

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Vaccination clinics set

The Piedmont Health District will offer two free COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Farmville and Dillwyn next week. The ...

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Cases rise across district

COVID-19 cases jumped this week across the Piedmont Health District after a quiet month filled with low numbers ...

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Virus mutations limit antibody treatments

COVID-19 cases fluctuated slightly but remained relatively low this week across the Piedmont Health District. According to the ...

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Second booster available for some

COVID-19 cases were back down in much of the health district this week as the U.S. Food and ...

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Vaccination clinic set

The Piedmont Health District will offer a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic Thursday, April 7, from 2 to 6:30 ...

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COVID workplace standard revoked

Coronavirus cases are trending upward in the Piedmont Health District for the second week in a row as ...

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