Governor Northam's easing of mask restrictions
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued a number of regarding social distancing and use of masks and face coverings, following the CDC's May 13 updated guidelines. The following recap was provided by Christopher Revere, Deputy Director for Innovation and Planning, Fairfax County Health Department: Governor Northam has issued a video message and news release to announce several important updates based on last week's recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; increasing vaccination
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Vaccine Updates - Fairfax County Health Department
The big news over the weekend was the Emergency Use Authorization for the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine. Like Pfizer and Moderna, the new J&J vaccine was shown to be safe and very effective in clinical trials at preventing serious illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19. The most common side effects were injection site pain, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, and nausea. The J&J vaccine is authorized for use in people aged 18 years or older (like the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine; Pfizer is
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