The publication recognized VCU Medical Center as high-performing in cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; gastroenterology and GI surgery; orthopedics and urology in its annual hospital rankings.

The sheer volume of overdoses makes the need for a program like this unprecedented. “We’re witnessing a pandemic within a pandemic.”

The governor’s tour featured stops inside several classroom and laboratory spaces, where he met with students, faculty and leaders from the university and health system.

The results of the study, published this month, show several areas of significantly lower vaccination coverage, including predominantly rural localities.

A study by researchers, including Dr. Bassam Dahman from VCU School of Medicine, found that vaccination provided patients with cirrhosis 100% protection against hospitalization and death from COVID-19 28 days after their first dose.

It is spreading rapidly across the United States and is more infectious than the original strain of the virus.

VCU Health infectious disease expert Michael Stevens explains what we know so far.

July 15 is the deadline to provide your COVID-19 vaccine documentation or submit an exemption request to University Student Health Services.