The Alexandria Health Department has updated guidance on who should get a COVID-19 bivalent booster and when to ward off the coronavirus.
Fairfax County Health Department's two COVID-19 vaccine clinics are closing as younger children become eligible for the updated booster.
Boosters targeting omicron subvariants of COVID-19 are now offered to children 6 months and older, the state's health department says.
Fairfax County Health Department's COVID-19 vaccine clinics will soon reduce hours and will close in mid-December.
New COVID boosters targeting omicron subvariants of COVID-19 and the original strain have been expanded to children 5 and older.
The fourth COVID-19 vaccine option in the U.S. is expected to become available in August from the Fairfax County Health Department.
After federal authorization, the Alexandria Health Department is starting to offer vaccinations for children 6 months and older.
After federal authorization, the Fairfax County Health Department is starting to offer vaccinations for children 6 months and older.
The Alexandria Health Department and other providers can give COVID-19 vaccine boosters to younger children after federal approval.
The Fairfax County Health Department and other providers can give COVID-19 vaccine boosters to younger children after federal approval.
The Fairfax County Health Department and other providers are making a second booster COVID-19 dose available to eligible groups.
The Alexandria Health Department and other providers are making a second booster COVID-19 dose available to eligible groups.
Starbucks, including stores in Reston, suspended its vaccination policy to reflect a Supreme Court ruling blocking a federal mandate.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin released a COVID-19 action plan and declared a state of emergency on Thursday as hospitalizations surge across Virginia.
One of the first orders signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin was to give parents the final say in whether their children will wear masks at school.
Arlington parents launch GoFundMe to raise $8,000 so that every Arlington Public Schools employee has enough masks during Omicron surge.
It took only five minutes for Reston Regional Library staff to distribute the 300 antigen self-tests it had received from Fairfax County.
Boosters are now available to children ages 12 to 15 and immunocompromised children 5 to 11, the Fairfax County Health Department said.
Boosters are now available to children ages 12 to 15 in addition to adults and teens aged 16 to 17.
Nearly a third of Virginians are testing positive for COVID-19 based on the latest 7-day percent positivity average, according to the VDH.
Westover Library will undergo a deep cleaning this weekend after an employee reported an exposure to COVID-19.
Gov. Ralph Northam issued a proclamation honoring members of the Virginia Medical Reserve Corps who have volunteered during the pandemic.
Testing demand has increased in Reston, as it recorded its highest COVID-19 testing day on Wednesday.
Testing demand has increased in Reston, as it recorded its highest COVID-19 testing day on Wednesday.
Testing demand has increased in Fairfax City, as it recorded its highest COVID-19 testing day on Wednesday.
Testing demand has increased in Arlington, as it recorded its highest COVID-19 testing day on Friday.
In the D.C. metro area, omicron variant cases are outpacing the delta variant, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Boosters available in Vienna help protect against omicron and delta variant infections, and lessen the symptoms if you do get sick.
Boosters around Mount Vernon help protect against omicron and delta variant infections, and lessen the symptoms if you do get sick.
Boosters available in Arlington help protect against omicron and delta variant infections, and lessen the symptoms if you do get sick.
Boosters available in Fairfax City help protect against omicron and delta variant infections, and lessen the symptoms if you do get sick.
Boosters available around Kingstowne help protect against omicron and delta variant infections, and lessen the symptoms if you do get sick.
Boosters available in Burke help protect against omicron and delta variant infections, and lessen the symptoms if you do get sick.
Boosters available in Alexandria help protect against omicron and delta variant infections, and lessen the symptoms if you do get sick.
Boosters available in McLean help protect against omicron and delta variant infections, and lessen the symptoms if you do get sick.
As of Friday, 1,403 patients were hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19 statewide, up 12 percent from a week earlier, according to the VDH.
As of Monday, 1,000,694 Virginians had tested positive for COVID-19 and 14,957 residents had died since the start of the pandemic.
Indoor mask use at work and in schools has been shown to significantly decrease the risk of transmission of COVID-19, health officials said.
Experts suggest that because there was little flu virus activity last winter, natural immunity may be lower than in an average flu season.
The omicron variant of the coronavirus is expected to be detected soon in Virginia, state health officials said late Monday.
