Technically, I’m retired, but try to help out our local paper with coverage of Courts and photographing school athletics, if old age doesn’t get in the way.
The 53 deaths in Floyd County are among the 22,437 who have lost their lives in Virginia.
Confusion among shared zip codes are one cause but ignoring recommendations to get the latest booster shots is the major problem.
President Biden says the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Not so, say even his own medical advisors. He later “amended his remarks” to say we must still be careful.
The rise comes with the start of the school year and elimination of safety precautions by the Centers for Disease Control.
Often, Floyd’s CVS Pharmacy is closed, without notice, for days at a time . They’re not alone.
Less than half of those who should be “fully vaccinated” have had even one booster shot and a third one is coming soon
The pandemic is not over. It’s growing again while most Americans ignore even basic safety precautions.
The latest variant of COVID-19 infects those fully vaccinated and has brought a steady increase in cases and hospitalizations
The Centers for Disease Control moved Carroll County to “high risk” for COVID-19 this week, which calls for masks in public while Floyd and nearby counties are “medium risk”