The United States government has established a website through which members of the public can order four free COVID-19 at-home tests per residential address.
The website went live Jan. 18. Orders will ship beginning in late January.
The scramble to get vaccinated for COVID-19 has dwindled. When the first batch of vaccines hit the market in Dec. 2020, 67% of the nation’s population received at least one dose. But as of Nov. 4, only about 14% of adults had gotten the new booster released this fall
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The majority of Virginians are not up-to-date with the latest COVID-19 vaccine due to vaccine fatigue, something that has medical experts concerned with a looming triple threat of respiratory viruses. Less than 20% of Virginians are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
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Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Director Elaine Perry and Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney each received their bivalent COVID-19 booster shots and annual flu shots Thursday. “Getting the flu shot and the bivalent COVID-19 booster is the best way to stay protected against respiratory illness and help keep transmission low this
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Henrico has entered the “low” COVID-19 Community Level rating as of Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The county had been in the “medium” level for the past six weeks and at the "high" level for the 12 weeks prior to
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