Health

By Randy Arrington LURAY, Oct 25 — After several weeks of declining data surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Page County saw an increase in cases over the past seven days and once again reports the highest positivity […]

~ Press release issued by the Virginia Department of Health RICHMOND — [Last] week, an advisory committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted in favor of recommending booster doses of the Moderna […]

By Randy Arrington LURAY, Oct 18 — With nine deaths reported in the first 18 days, October is currently the third-deadliest month of the pandemic in Page County since the first COVID-related fatality was reported here […]

~ Press release issued by Valley Health WINCHESTER — Valley Health is offering new sessions of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, a free, 12-month class designed to help adults who are at risk for developing diabetes […]

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This week’s COVID-19 pandemic update was delayed one day as current figures were not available yesterday on the Virginia Department of Health website, which was observing Monday’s holiday. By Randy Arrington LURAY, Oct […]

~ Press release issued by the Lord Fairfax Health District WINCHESTER —  As of Sept. 30, the Virginia Department of Health’s Lord Fairfax Health District (LFHD) began offering vaccine boosters for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine […]