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|By The Associated Press
The president tested negative Saturday and Sunday, according to his doctor, clearing the way for him to emerge from an isolation that lasted longer than expected because of a rebound case of the virus.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 5:13 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
VDH is giving new guidance to school districts on how to handle positive cases in their classrooms.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 10:36 AM EDT
|By CNN
The Food and Drug Administration says if it approves the shots, they could become available as soon as next month.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 1:13 PM EDT
|By Gray News staff
The update from Dr. Kevin O’Connor said President Joe Biden “continues to feel well,” though he is still experiencing an occasional cough.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 3:48 PM EDT
|By Leanna Scachetti
Dr. Cynthia Morrow also addressed Monkeypox and Hepatitis A during a Tuesday briefing.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 1:55 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
His physician, Kevin O’Connor, said the president continues to feel well, though dealing with a “loose cough.”
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 8:43 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and ZEKE MILLER
Biden is stuck in COVID-19 isolation through at least Thursday, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 5:42 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
The idea for the new building came after the pandemic forced many elders into isolation. The new space will allow them to socialize and access services.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 3:47 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 for the second straight day, in what appears to be a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 1:52 PM EDT
|By CHRIS MEGERIAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Biden had a mild bout with the virus that has killed millions of people around the world and disrupted daily life for more than two years.
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Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 5:39 PM EDT
|By Isabella Ledonne
The Novavax vaccine is for adults who have not been vaccinated.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 5:31 PM EDT
|By Isabella Ledonne
Roanoke health's district is averaging more than 600 new cases a week.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 4:34 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
After participating in a virtual meeting to talk about computer chip manufacturing, Biden said “everything’s on the button” with the medical tests he’s been receiving each evening.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 9:58 PM EDT
|By WILL WEISSERT, CHRIS MEGERIAN and SEUNG MIN KIM
Biden met Friday via videoconference with his top economic team.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 7:40 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and ZEKE MILLER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK
Biden is far from the first world leader — and not the first U.S. president — to get the coronavirus.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 12:37 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
While more than 1 million people in the United States died of COVID-19, many more survived ICU stays that have left them with a host of health issues.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 6:29 PM EDT
|By Leanna Scachetti
Hospitalizations are also higher than they have been since March, but shorter in duration.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 6:03 PM EDT
|By Macy Moors
Parents and central Virginia schools react to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s updated quarantine guidance for schools.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 6:51 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced updated guidance on quarantine procedures for some COVID-19 exposures.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 10:24 AM EDT
|By CNN Staff
Second boosters are currently only authorized for people who are at least 50 years old or immunocompromised.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 6:15 PM EDT
|By Leanna Scachetti
Dr. Cynthia Morrow said Tuesday the dominant strains appear to be the Omicron B-4 and B-5 variants.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 4:30 PM EDT
|By Andrew Webb
Since the health district received the shots on June 21, they’ve held a few clinics to vaccinate children under the age of five
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 1:06 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
571 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Tuesday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, up from the 529 reported Monday.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 11:16 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
18.9% of PCR tests have been positive over the last week, up from the 17.6% reported Friday for the previous seven days.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2022 at 10:37 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Pfizer says either an omicron-targeted booster or a combination shot that mixes the original vaccine with omicron protection substantially increases protection.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 12:32 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
2,980 new cases were reported Friday, down from Thursday’s 3,085 new cases.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 9:38 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
“Now about 450,000 children are newly eligible for vaccine ages six months up to five years old,” explained Wills.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 4:17 PM EDT
|By Dryden Quigley
UVA Health says it is seeing a slight increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations. However, a lot of those testing positive for the virus aren’t showing severe symptoms.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 10:40 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
528 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Thursday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from the 542 reported Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 10:24 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
542 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Wednesday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from the 556 reported Tuesday.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 4:36 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
President Joe Biden visited a vaccination clinic Tuesday to celebrate that virtually all Americans can now get a COVID-19 shot Tuesday after the authorization of vaccines for kids under 5 over the weekend.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 4:34 PM EDT
|By Leanna Scachetti
Roanoke's health district leader says more supplies on are the way.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 11:19 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
556 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Tuesday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, up from the 536 reported Monday.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:09 AM EDT
|By Gray News staff
The FDA approved the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for young children on Friday, with the CDC signing off on them on Saturday.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 2:14 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
17.9% of PCR tests have returned positive over the last week, down from the 18% reported Friday for the previous seven days.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 1:38 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The nation’s youngest children are getting their chance at vaccines for COVID-19.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2022 at 4:41 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously decided that coronavirus vaccines should be opened to children as young as 6 months.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 12:25 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
536 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Friday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from 553 reported Thursday.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 3:05 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
553 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Thursday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from 566 reported Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 11:24 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
Virginia's new guidance varies slightly from CDC guidance.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
2,704 new cases were reported Wednesday, a smaller increase than Tuesday’s 2,758 new cases.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 11:40 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
572 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Tuesday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from 579 reported Monday.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 1:16 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
There is an 18% positivity rate from tests over the last week, down from the 18.5% reported Friday for the previous seven days.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2022 at 8:23 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A review by federal health officials says that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under 5.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 8:59 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A senior administration official said the mandate expires Sunday at 12:01 a.m. ET, saying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that it’s no longer necessary.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 11:43 AM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
18.5 % of PCR tests have been positive over the last week, down from the 18.7% reported for the previous seven days.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 11:14 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A COVID-19 vaccine that could soon win federal approval may offer a boost for the U.S. military: an opportunity to get shots into some of the thousands of service members who have refused the other coronavirus vaccines for religious reasons.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 9:46 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
13,974,076 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests have been conducted in Virginia as of Wednesday, with an 18.7% positivity rate from tests over the last week, down from the 18.8% reported for the previous seven days.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 11:25 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary
581 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Wednesday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from the 586 reported Tuesday.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 6:13 PM EDT
|By Leanna Scachetti
Dr. Cynthia Morrow said during her virtual Tuesday briefing that she is “cautiously optimistic" COVID cases are heading in the right direction.