Governor Northam requires state employees to get vaccinated; Albemarle to require to county offices visitors wear masks
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Aug 06, 2021•15 min•Ep. 57
Charlottesville Quarantine Report
This podcast covers the government response to COVID-19 in Virginia, with a specific focus on Charlottesville and Albemarle County. The host is award-winning journalist and Charlottesville resident Sean Tubbs.
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One Year Later
Material comes from: Audio from Governor Northam's March 9, 2021 press conference Audio from President Joe Biden's March 11, 2021 address Audio from UVA Health System, March 12, 2021 press briefing Audio from Dr. Danny Avula's March 12, 2021 press briefing
Mar 16, 2021•22 min•Ep. 56
UVA officials address record COVID cases; herd immunity may take a while according to UVA study
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Feb 21, 2021•21 min•Ep. 55
Northam wants Virginia schools open for high-risk students by March 15
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Feb 07, 2021•13 min•Ep. 54
Virginia and local health officials acknowledge vaccination shortage, urge patience
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Jan 24, 2021•19 min•Ep. 53
Vaccine update from UVA Health, Virginia Department of Health, and D.C.'s Deputy Mayor
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Jan 17, 2021•19 min•Ep. 52
UVA Health officials give update on COVID vaccine roll-out
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Dec 24, 2020•19 min•Ep. 51
Cautiously Waiting for a Vaccine
As we approach another pandemic holiday and beyond, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam offers cautious hope for the not-too-distant future. "A vaccine is in sight and while that take time to distribute and take effect, I hope that just a few months from now we may be past the worst of this. With Thanksgiving a week away, a quarter million Americans have died of COVID-19. The nations top expert on pandemics warns of hard times to come. "We are in the process of another resurgence as we enter into th...
Nov 19, 2020•27 min•Ep. 50
Waiting for the Next Administration
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Nov 12, 2020•20 min•Ep. 49
Episode 48 - Winter is Coming
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Oct 30, 2020•24 min•Ep. 48
Six Months In
YouTube video of September 15, 2020 Press Conference The National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255 Support this program on Patreon Charlottesville Community Engagement
Sep 16, 2020•40 min•Ep. 47
Waiting for Labor Day
Virginia Department of Education map on opening status of school districts across Virginia
Sep 02, 2020•25 min•Ep. 46
Cautious Optimism at UVA Town Hall
Resources : August 10, 2020 UVA Community Town Hall in full UVA's Return to Grounds page Community Engagement Newscast Please consider a Patreon subscription to support the outlet that creates this show...
Aug 12, 2020•42 min•Ep. 45
Phase 2.5 for Albemarle and Charlottesville
Note: This is not a verbatim transcript but is the script for the show. Some of the actualities are written out, but not all of them. Resources: Albemarle's emergency ordinance Charlottesville's emergency ordinance The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Virginia increased by just over 1,500 according to released by the Virginia Department of Health on July 28, 2020. That’s the highest one-day total for all of July. Later on that day, both the Charlottesville City Council and Albemarle County Boa...
Jul 28, 2020•22 min•Ep. 44
Resetting the Threat
"After a few months spending trying to figure out how we protect each other, I think we all understand that we at some point have reached a fatigue around this COVID-19 virus. There have been a lot of mixed messages from state, federal and even here at the local level and it's been a very confusing time to try to figure out how to keep yourself and your family safe." - Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker, July 13, 2020 "COVID-19 is a highly contagious virus that spreads in the air, and can caus...
Jul 14, 2020•21 min•Ep. 43
Catching up on the Fourth of July
Four months ago, the very first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed and reported in Virginia, back on March 7. On March 11, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam took to a crowded stage where people were standing close to each other, no masks. The very name of the disease was not yet common. We're now in Phase 3 of the Forward Virginia plan, and this installment of the show gets us caught up before we wait to see if surges in other states will lead to a pause or a rollback in the reopening. After a news up...
Jul 04, 2020•33 min•Ep. 42
Toward Phase Three
Resources : VDOT presentation on COVID-19 related decreases in traffic Details on Phase 3 of Forward Virginia InsideNOVA article on Prince William County ending reporting practice June 17, 2020 Cavalier Daily article on plans for UVA to reopen in the fall...
Jun 22, 2020•37 min•Ep. 41
Community Health and Virginia Finances
Resources COVID-ACT Now's page for Virginia
Jun 16, 2020•32 min•Ep. 40
Back to School, Eventually
Resources Governor Northam’s June 9 press release on reopening of schools Charlottesville press release on City Market moving to Darden Towe
Jun 10, 2020•24 min•Ep. 39
Catching Up With Local Government
Resources Governor Northam’s Executive Order 65 Governor Northam’s Executive Order 55 Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce MBA Endurance Fund press release May 12, 2020 memo from Aubrey Layne on Virginia localities share of CARES act GoFundMe campaign for Beer Run employees...
Jun 08, 2020•47 min•Ep. 38
Episode 37 - Racism as a Public Health Crisis
Over the past two and a half months, this podcast has been an attempt to capture the response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Virginia, and in the Charlottesville area. Most of the show to date has brought you soundbites from Governor Ralph Northam at his regular press briefings. This one is no exception, but except for news about Phase 2, the subject matter is entirely related to racial inequities in Virginia and what the administration plans to do. Speakers include Delegate Delores McQuinn (D-70),...
Jun 04, 2020•43 min•Ep. 37
Episode 36 - Executive Order 63 says "Mask Up!"
Information: The death toll in Virginia from COVID-19 is 1,358 as of Friday, May 29. Testing capacity has increased significantly this week, with 46,381 samples proceeded, compared with about 26,000 samples processed over a week in late April. The percent positive has now decreased to 13.4, down from 14.3 on Monday, May 25. These numbers are being used to determine when it will be appropriate for Virginia to enter the second phase of the Forward Virginia Plan to reopen the economy. The Universit...
May 30, 2020•37 min•Ep. 36
Episode 35 - Fixing Food Systems, Increasing Tests
Quotes: “Face coverings are an important part of the next steps and we will have more to say about that next week especially as we think about phase one and phase two. I know everyone wants to know when Northern Virginia, Richmond and Accomack County will be able to move into phase one and when the rest of the state will move into Phase 2. We are in frequent communication with officials in those localities and we’ll have more information to share next week.” - Governor Ralph Northam, May 22, 202...
May 25, 2020•30 min•Ep. 35
Episode 34 - Ten Weeks In
Resources: Scottsville election results from Virginia State Board of Elections Jefferson Madison Regional Library COVID-19 response May 21 InsideNova article on requests to open up restaurants in Prince William County Information for May 22, 2020 The total number of deaths in Virginia has increased to 1,136, according to numbers released this morning by the state Department of Health. There have been 34,950 total cases with around 4,145 hospitalizations. There have been 223,433 “testing encounte...
May 22, 2020•35 min•Ep. 34
Episode 33 - Northern Virginia is Not Ready
Quotes: “As we enter phase one, we will still maintain the ban on gatherings of more than ten people. We still urge businesses to keep their employees teleworking and we strongly encourage the use of face coverings in public. We’ll require face masks." -Governor Ralph Northam, May 13, 2020 "In Northern Virginia we are looking forward to when we can safely move forward with Phase One as determined by our health directors. We are not expecting different rules, just a timeline that makes sense with...
May 15, 2020•36 min•Ep. 33
Episode 32 - Northern Virginia and Phase One
Quotes "But I also recognize that we live in a diverse Commonwealth and different regions face different challenges. That's why the Phase One restrictions are a floor but not a ceiling. While no region may move faster to ease restrictions, we're open to some regions moving more slowly. I have been speaking regularly with officials in Northern Virginia. I asked them to send us a formal letter outlining that they are unified in requesting a delay. Uniformity across the region is critical to a succ...
May 13, 2020•24 min•Ep. 32
Episode 31 - Preparing for Transitions
Quotes "We certainly appreciate all of the physical distancing, the face coverings, and the acts that the community has done to slow the spread of COVID." - Ryan McKay, Thomas Jefferson Health District, May 8, 2020 Resources Charlottesville Streaming Portal to watch May 8, 2020 TJHD Town Hall Donation page for CHS St. Baldrick's Foundation event for May 11, 2020...
May 11, 2020•31 min•Ep. 31
Episode 30 - Not Opening the Floodgates
Resources Governor Ralph Northam's May 8, 2020 press briefing Guidelines for Phase 1 of Forward Virginia Quotes “Two months ago we were figuring out how to rearrange our lives and our society to keep people safe. Businesses and many state employees moved to teleworking. We closed schools and banned elective surgeries. We put restrictions on non-essential retail, moved our restaurants to take-out and delivery and closed entertainment venues, hair salons, and other personal services. Back then we ...
May 10, 2020•57 min•Ep. 30
Episode 29 - Limited Opening
Quotes: “Now we can start to move into a new phase of our response. But at the same time I want to make it very clear that this virus is still here. It has not gone away and it will not go away until we have a vaccine, and that may be hopefully at the end of this year, or another year or two.” - Governor Ralph Northam, May 5, 2020 “One of the things that will happen is that we will continue to see cases rise. Reopening means that we have to take a very serious approach towards identifying new ca...
May 05, 2020•22 min•Ep. 29
Episode 28 - Towards Phase 1
Quotes: “Less than two months ago we faced the beginning of this pandemic. Our first positive case was on March 7, less than eight weeks ago. We feared a wave of hospitalizations that would overwhelm our ICUs and our ventilator capacity. We struggled to get enough PPE as well as supplies for testing and we were planning to build alternative care facilities. I directed Virginians to stay home and maybe businesses temporarily closed or moved to telework and take-out. We stayed six feet apart and w...
May 04, 2020•17 min•Ep. 28
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