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Poor and climate-vulnerable regions hard hit by nationwide lockdowns	The Sundarbans region of India, devastated by COVID-19 lockdown, tells a story for other poor and climate-vulnerable regions of the world.	Date: 02/09/2021
On the front lines of public health	Hundreds of volunteers, including many Virginia Tech students, faculty, and staff, are part of the Medical Reserve Corps in the New River Valley and are serving at COVID-19 testing and vaccine sites.	Date: 02/05/2021
Bissell: High demand for COVID-19 vaccine creates anxiety, frustration	The New River Health District receives about 2,000 vaccine doses a week from the Virginia Department of Health. It doesn’t expect that amount to increase until late March.	Date: 02/03/2021
COVID-19 vaccine update for employees		Date: 02/03/2021
From President Tim Sands: Vaccines offer promise, but we have to do more	Although there are countless factors directly impacting the pandemic at a global scale, we can take control of the pandemic locally by aiming to drive the new case rate and positivity nearly to zero.	Date: 02/02/2021