Fredericksburg Leader

City of Fredericksburg issued the following announcement on Feb. 22

Fredericksburg Fire Chief Mike Jones provides an overview of improving COVID-19 case numbers for our area for Tuesday, February 22, 2022. 

Testing Information: 

  To find COVID-19 testing sites near you, please visit  vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-testing-sites    

Vaccination Information: 

The Community Vaccination Center is open Monday through Saturday, 8am to 6pm. It is located at 1877 Carl D. Silver Parkway in Central Park. Please go online at  https://vase.vdh.virginia.gov and type in "22401" in the zip code box. 

Find more locations at vaccinate.virginia.gov or call 877-VAX-IN-VA (877-829-4682). TTY users can call 711. Assistance is available in English, Spanish, and more than 100 other languages. 

Need more information? Call the Rappahannock Area Health District Call Center Monday through Friday from 8am – 4:30pm at (540) 899-4797.

Visiting City Buildings:

The CDC continues to recommend that masks be worn indoors regardless of vaccination status for areas with “Substantial” or “High” levels of community spread.  Unfortunately, the City and the greater region remain in “High” community-spread status, although the numbers are steadily coming down. 

All City buildings continue to be open to the public.  All City visitors are still strongly encouraged to wear masks while conducting business within City buildings, and are required to wear a mask for any in-person meetings.

As we work together in our continued fight against COVID-19, please remember the following best practices:

•    When scheduling meetings, continue to consider alternative platforms such as GoToMeetings or Zoom – particularly for meetings such as informational meetings with large numbers of attendees.

•    In-person meetings should continue to maintain physical distancing and wearing masks, this includes any visitors that are not City employees.  Disposable masks should be on hand to provide to any visitor that may not have one.

•    Remember to maintain physical distancing while in breakrooms and during lunch breaks.

•    Remember to continue washing your hands often and avoid touching your face.  Cover your coughs and sneezes.

This update is subject to further revision, as the guidance and conditions in the community change.  

Original source can be found here.