{"id":1533,"date":"2023-02-23T15:10:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T15:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/central-virginia\/?page_id=1533"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:41:53","slug":"media-relations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/central-virginia\/publicrelations\/media-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1533\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1533-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1533-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1533-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Media Contact<\/h2>\n<p>Need a health department source for a story?\u00a0 Looking for data to include in your article?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kim Foster, Population Health Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>kimberlee.foster@vdh.virginia.gov<\/li>\n<li>(434)-477-5976<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Central Virginia Health District: Serving the counties of <strong>Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell &amp; the City of Lynchburg<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Social Media Links<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CentralVAHealthDistrict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow us on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/centralvahealthdistrict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow us on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/public.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/VAVDHORCE\/signup\/37982\">Subscribe to our Biweekly Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1533-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-f02e25135ef6-1533\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Central Virginia Health District Press Releases<\/h3><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"2026-press-releases\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-2026-press-releases\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-2026-press-releases\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2026 Press Releases\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t 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class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-2025-press-releases\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-2025-press-releases\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2025 Press Releases\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-2025-press-releases\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-2025-press-releases\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/2.6.2025-Press-Release_RabiesAwareness_Lynchburg.pdf\">2.6.2025 Press Release_RabiesAwareness_Lynchburg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/03\/3.7.2025-Rabies-Release_Lynchburg.pdf\">3.7.2025 Rabies Release_Lynchburg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/07\/4.11.2025-Press-Releasee_RabiesAwareness_Amherst.pdf\">4.11.2025 Press Releasee_RabiesAwareness_Amherst<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/07\/5.2.2025-CVHD-Skunk-Rabies-Release.pdf\">5.2.2025 CVHD Skunk Rabies Release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/07\/5.18.2025-Press-Release_CVHD-Rabies-Release.pdf\">5.18.2025 Press Release_CVHD Rabies Release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/07\/6.11.2025-Press-Release_CVHD-Rabies-Release.pdf\">6.11.2025 Press Release_CVHD Rabies Release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/07\/7.21.2025-Press-Release_CVHD-Open-House.pdf\">7.21.2025 Press Release_CVHD Open House<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/7.23.2025-Press-Release_CVHD-Rabies-Release.pdf\">7.23.2025 Press Release_CVHD Rabies Release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/8.8.2025-Press-Release_CVHD-Rabies-Release.pdf\">8.8.2025 Press Release_CVHD Rabies Release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/9.22.2025-Press-Release_WorldRabiesDay.pdf\">9.22.2025 Press Release_WorldRabiesDay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"2024-press-releases\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-2024-press-releases\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-2024-press-releases\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2024 Press Releases\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-2024-press-releases\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-2024-press-releases\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/9.24.2024-Press-Releasee_RabiesWeekAwareness.pdf\">9.24.2024 Press Releasee_RabiesWeekAwareness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/7.17.2024-Press-Release_AmherstCounty-Mills-Creek-Lake-Adviosry-Lifted.pdf\">7.17.2024 Press Release_AmherstCounty-Mills Creek Lake Adviosry Lifted<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/7.1.2024-Press-Release_PPHR.pdf\">7.1.2024 Press Release_PPHR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/6.26.24-Press-Release_Pertussis.pdf\">6.26.24 Press Release_Pertussis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/6.17.2024-Press-Releasee_MeningitisClinics.pdf\">6.17.2024 Press Releasee_MeningitisClinics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/5.17.2024-Press-Releasee_RabiesAwareness.pdf\">5.17.2024 Press Releasee_RabiesAwareness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/11.21.2024-Press-Releasee_RabiesAwareness_Lynchburg.pdf\">11.21.2024 Press Releasee_RabiesAwareness_Lynchburg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/10.24.2024-AmherstCounty-Advisory-Lifted.pdf\">10.24.2024 AmherstCounty-Advisory Lifted<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/10.1.2024-Press-Releasee_FluVaxEvents.pdf\">10.1.2024 Press Releasee_FluVaxEvents<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"2023-press-releases\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-2023-press-releases\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-2023-press-releases\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2023 Press Releases\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-2023-press-releases\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-2023-press-releases\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/10\/10.5.2023-Press-Releasee_LongCOVIDstudy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.5.2023 Central Virginia Health District Conducting Long COVID Study<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/06\/6.27.2023-Press-Releasee_Incredible-Years.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6.27.2023 Central Virginia Health District and Bright Beginnings of Central Virginia Offering Parenting Classes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/06\/2023_06_06-HAB-Advisory-Smith-Mountain-Lake-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6.6.2023 Harmful Algal Bloom Advisory Issued for Blackwater Arm of Smith Mountain Lake in Bedford, Franklin, and Pittsylvania Counties, VA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/06\/6.5.2023-Press-Releasee_Rapid-REVIVE-counties.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6.3.2023 Central Virginia Health District Hosting Rapid REVIVE! Training at County Health Departments<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/05\/5.5.2023-Press-Release_Fentanyl-Awareness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5.5.2023 Central Virginia Health District and Horizon Behavioral Health Announce Second Annual Fentanyl Awareness Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/01\/1.5.2023-Press-Release_Upcoming-testing-events-LHD.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.5.2023 Central Virginia Health District to Host Flu &amp; COVID-19 Testing Events<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"2022-press-releases\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-2022-press-releases\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-2022-press-releases\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2022 Press Releases\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-2022-press-releases\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-2022-press-releases\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/12\/12.13.2022-Press-Release_Upcoming-testing-events-LHD.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12.12.2022 Central Virginia Health District to Host Flu and COVID-19 Testing Events<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/11\/11.22.2022-Press-Release_Booster-text-VDH.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11.22.2022 Virginia Department of Health Sending Voice\/Text Messages to Remind Virginians of Their Eligibility to <\/a><br \/>\nReceive COVID-19 Bivalent Boosters<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/09\/9.6.2022-Press-Release_OpenHouseMediaDay-NHANES.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9.6.2022 National Health Survey Open House\/Media Day September 9th<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horizonbh.org\/media\/1i4pvspx\/press-release_int-overdose-awareness-day_8-29-22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8.29.2022 Local Leaders Team Up for International Overdose Awareness Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/08\/8.8.2022-Press-Release_NHANES.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8.8.2022 National Health Survey Is Coming to Campbell County and Lynchburg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/02\/2.7.2022-Press-Release_Testing-Vaccination.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2.7.2022 Testing &amp; Vaccination Events at CVHD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/02\/1.10.2022-Press-Release_Testing-event-Wednesday-1.12.2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.10.2022 Testing Event Wednesday 1.12.2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/02\/1.6.2022-Press-Release_Testing-event-canceled.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.6.2022 Testing Event Canceled\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"2021-press-releases\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-2021-press-releases\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-2021-press-releases\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2021 Press Releases\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/11\/12.15.2021-Press-Release_Mobile-vaccination-clinics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12.15.2021 Mobile Vaccination Clinics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/11\/12.7.2021-Press-Release_Mobile-vaccination-clinics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12.7.2021 Mobile Vaccination Clinics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/11\/12.2.2021-Press-Release_Mobile-vaccination-clinics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12.2.2021 Mobile Vaccination Clinics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/11\/11.8.2021_Press-Release_Mobile-Vaccine-Options.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11.8.2021 Mobile Vaccination Options<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2021\/09\/5.13.2021-Press-Release_CVHD-To-Begin-Vaccinating-12-15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5.13.2021 CVHD To Begin Vaccinating 12-15 Year Olds<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2021\/09\/3.25.2021-Press-Release_CVHD-Enters-Phase-1c-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3.25.2021 CVHD Enters Phase 1c<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2021\/09\/1.20.2021-Press-Release_CVHD-Enters-Phase-1B.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.20.2021 CVHD Enters Phase 1B<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1533-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-f02e25135ef6-1533\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 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