Welcome to the
Roanoke City & Alleghany
Health Districts
Newsletter
02.16.22
Health updates for residents of the
Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD)
First Doses
CRUSH
Covid

Eagle Rock residents Teresa Flores and Scottie Britt headed to a recent vaccination clinic at the Eagle Rock Library straight from the gym to get their first doses. After initially feeling reluctant to get vaccinated since COVID had not seemed like a concern for young adults, the couple changed their minds after Scottie suffered serious complications from his recent COVID illness.

It's not too late to get protected with a first or second dose, or booster. Visit the vaccine locator to find a dose near you, including at:
March 9, 4-6pm
Valley View Mall
in the former Sears

First, second, or additional primary doses

Booster doses for ages 12+

Appointments are encouraged to speed up check-in, but
walk-ins are welcome
(as daily supplies last)
8am - 6pm,
Monday through Saturday

Pet Therapy for all ages, Saturdays, 11-3pm

Questions?
Call 540-613-6597
Need documentation of
your COVID vaccine?

If you received your COVID-19 vaccine in Virginia and need a copy of your immunization records, use this button to save or print
your COVID-19 vaccine record:
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NEW! Isolation and Quarantine Calculator

VDH has created a new Isolation and Quarantine Calculator to help provide guidance for your situation. Simply enter the relevant dates, and the calculator will help determine when your self-isolation or quarantine may end.
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DID you know?...

There is NO requirement for re-testing after a positive COVID test result. Individuals who have tested positive, regardless of vaccination status, should simply follow the CDC's Isolation Guidelines until their isolation period concludes, depending on the severity of their illness.
(Why? Some tests, especially nasal swab PCR tests, will continue to pick up trace amounts of virus for a month or longer after a person's infectious period has ended.)
RCAHD
Community Health Update

Hepatitis A
By Cynthia Morrow, MD, MPH

While the COVID-19 pandemic has grabbed headlines for the past two years, we continue to see cases, and even outbreaks, of other communicable diseases in the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD). One current concern is that the number of cases of hepatitis A has steadily increased in our districts.

In a typical year, the RCAHD team investigates only 2-5 cases of this disease among RCAHD residents. Between October 2021 and February 10, 2022, we have investigated approximately 30 additional cases of hepatitis A, with over 70% of these individuals requiring hospitalization...

What do you need to know about this potentially contagious virus?
RCAHD COVID-19 Situation Update
02/15/22

Although RCAHD cases have decreased, all of our localities continue to see high levels of COVID activity. Mitigation strategies are still recommended, such as masking in indoor public spaces, however, we are encouraged that cases continue to decrease from January highs. Although we have seen a recent increase in deaths locally, we are pleased that local rates of hospitalization have dropped.