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Ian Munro reports on health and housing. In 2022, he joined The Pilot after three years reporting for the Daily News-Record in the Shenandoah Valley. Munro likes good conversations and old machines.
Expectations for this year's flu season are dour, and a local and state health official are recommending Virginians get vaccinated against the flu soon as it is spreading earlier than usual.
The expansion includes 30 intensive care beds and cardiac diagnostic space with space for surgeries within the tower’s three stories and intensive care and stepdown units, according to Chesapeake Regional.
Though the VA shows a drop in veteran suicides for the second year in a row in the most recent data from 2020, another group has used a different method in a portion of U.S. states and found the rate of veteran suicides could be much higher than calculated.
Pediatric vaccination rates seem to be dropping, but there are complications with the data. One expert said we can expect pediatric vaccination rates to continue to drop.