Lawmakers narrowly passed a bill this month that would allow people fired for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine to receive unemployment benefits if no other misconduct took place. The measure advanced from the House of Delegates on a 51-48 party line vote and was...
Virginia College Students React To Possible COVID Vaccine Requirement
After Attorney General Mark Herring's ruling that Virginia colleges and universities can mandate that students and faculty get a COVID vaccine, universities and students are determining their plans for fall 2021 and beyond. Virginia colleges are beginning to announce...
Virginia College Students Reflect On COVID-19 Anniversary
One year ago, students at several Virginia universities were on spring break when they received notice they would not return to campus. Students said the past year has been devastating and disorienting, but they have also grown from the experience. Shayla...
Prisoners Criticize VADOC Vaccine Rollout, Coronavirus Response
Inmates in Virginia correctional centers have been approved to receive COVID vaccines, but a disorganized rollout has led to confusion and a lack of information about when vaccines will actually be coming. Jillian Floyd hasn’t seen her son in a year. She is one of...
The Amazon Trail: COVID-19 Pioneer
In this month's Amazon Trail, Lee Lynch recounts her experience getting her first of two COVID vaccines, and recalls her childhood experience of receiving an experimental dose of Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine. Now that President Biden and Vice President Harris are in...
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