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COVID-19 vaccine for children available this week , articleNoelle Bissell, health director for the New River Health District, encouraged people to be patient as they schedule appointments for the vaccine. The district expects to receive 2,700 doses of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years old.
Date: Nov 01, 2021 -
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All COVID-19 boosters available in region , articleWith Halloween on Sunday, Noelle Bissell, director of the New River Health District, encouraged people to keep activities outdoors and to open vehicle windows when carpooling trick-or-treaters to reduce the possibility of COVID-19 transmission.
Date: Oct 25, 2021 -
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Vaccines, mitigation strategies still needed to handle COVID-19 in region , articleLee Learman, dean of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Noelle Bissell, director of the New River Health District, and Paul Skolnik, chair of medicine at Carilion Clinic and professor at the School of Medicine, discussed the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: Oct 20, 2021 -
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Bissell: COVID-19 surge may be over , articleCOVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are down in the New River Health District. Boosters for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are likely to be approved within the next week.
Date: Oct 18, 2021 -
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Why are masks still required indoors at Virginia Tech? , articleUntil COVID-19 transmission rates remain consistently low, the university will continue to require individuals to wear masks in public, indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status.
Date: Sep 28, 2021 -
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As COVID-19 cases decline, local hospitals remain at capacity , articleThe Pfizer vaccine booster has been authorized for those who are 65 and older, residents of long-term care facilities, and people who are age 50 to 64 with underlying medical conditions. The booster also is available for people ages 18 to 49 with underlying medical conditions and for those who work in high-risk jobs.
Date: Sep 27, 2021 -
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Hospitalizations for COVID-19 hit a high in New River Valley , articleWhile COVID-19 cases in the district largely have plateaued, “our big concern right now is the impact on our health care settings and that tends to lag behind the cases for several weeks,” said Noelle Bissell, health director for the New River Health District.
Date: Sep 13, 2021 -
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COVID-19 simulation critical piece of Board of Visitors' planning , articleNavid Ghaffarzadegan's model uses the combination of mathematical modeling, complex systems methods, and simulation techniques to gauge how human behavior might impact the virus’s spread on and around the Blacksburg campus. Such information provides university leaders with potential cause-and-effect scenarios related to policy making and strategic communications.
Date: Aug 31, 2021 -
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Health director: COVID-19 cases may peak in region soon, vaccines offered at upcoming football game , articleThe New River Health District will offer vaccines at Virginia Tech before the Sept. 3 football game. Vaccines will be available from 2:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. at the Hokie Village, which is the turf field across from Lane Stadium.
Date: Aug 30, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech joins Consortium of Universities for Global Health , articleThe university joins an elite network of more than 180 other academic institutions and partner organizations from 39 countries committed to transforming global health across education, research, service, and advocacy.
Date: Aug 27, 2021 -
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TBMH doctoral student crowned first-ever Miss Virginia Volunteer , articleBreana Turner, a first-year student in the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program at Virginia Tech, was recently awarded the title, earning a $10,000 scholarship.
Date: Aug 24, 2021 -
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Health district expects COVID-19 cases to peak this month, decline in September , articleAs of Aug. 23, 48 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the New River Valley, which is double the number a week ago, according to the New River Health District.
Date: Aug 23, 2021 -
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From President Tim Sands: COVID-19 vaccines required for all employees , articleIt is essential that every person in the Virginia Tech community who can be vaccinated, is vaccinated, ensuring that those who cannot be vaccinated are able to participate in campus life and in-person teaching, learning, research, and engagement.
Date: Aug 19, 2021 -
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Bissell: COVID-19 is the pandemic of the unvaccinated , articleNoelle Bissell, health director of the New River Health District, said she is excited that a substantial number of the region’s college students have received COVID-19 vaccines.
Date: Aug 16, 2021 -
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More than 90 percent of Hokie students fully vaccinated for COVID-19 , articleThe high percentage of vaccinated Hokies gives Virginia Tech the opportunity to return to a level of normalcy, including resuming in-person classes and many campus activities that could not happen last fall due to the pandemic and before COVID-19 vaccines were available.
Date: Aug 13, 2021 -
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Veterinarian vaccinators help create new normal , articleVirginia Tech is hard at work preparing for an in-person fall semester, and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has helped contribute to this “new normal,” vaccinating not our furry friends, but human members of our community. Full vaccination against COVID-19 is vital for the health of Hokie Nation and beyond.
Date: Aug 13, 2021 -
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What is a variant, how does it form, and why is it harmful? , articleThe answer for reducing the development of variants is to stop transmitting the virus, said Lisa M. Lee, associate vice president for scholarly integrity and research compliance and professor of public health at Virginia Tech. Until 85 percent of the world’s population is vaccinated, the virus will mutate and produce variants.
Date: Aug 11, 2021 -
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COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rise as delta variant surges in region , articleNoelle Bissell, health director for the New River Health District, expects case numbers to peak and eventually decline, as has happened in other areas of the country and the world where the delta variant has spread.
Date: Aug 09, 2021 -
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University issues updated mask requirements for indoor spaces , articleAs a part of this mandate, the university has instituted an interim requirement for face coverings in instructional spaces at the start of the fall semester.
Date: Aug 05, 2021 -
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Mobile vaccine clinics are making COVID-19 vaccines more accessible to the community , articleIn the spirit of Ut Prosim, (That I May Serve), a group of dedicated and creative Virginia Tech students and faculty, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, are working to make vaccines more available to the community with mobile vaccine clinics and the COVID vaccine car.
Date: Aug 03, 2021
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