Month: March 2021

“At the Virginia Department of Health, we are very proud that Arlington and the rest of the Northern Virginia region are in good health as recognized by the University of Wisconsin Public Health Institute,” said Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, MD, MA. “We know that many factors affect public health, and the Commonwealth has made great strides in recent years, but we also know that Virginia and its leaders need to fill health care gaps as we move out of COVID -19 pandemic move out. We will not give up our efforts to create healthy communities and improve healthy outcomes for all people of Virginia. “

VIRGINIA – Giant Food, a Landover, Maryland-based company with locations in Northern Virginia, announced Wednesday that it is offering the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents at all 152 in-store pharmacy locations. This includes operations in Virginia, Washington, DC, Maryland, and Delaware.

Individuals 65 and over are prioritized in Virginia, but anyone in Phase 1a or 1b is eligible. Other eligible residents include health care workers, residents and long-term care facility workers, people 16-64 with an underlying illness, and key frontline workers. The main working groups are: police, fire brigade and dangerous goods; Corrections and homeless workers; Food and agriculture (including veterinarians); Manufacture; Grocery store workers (including grocery vendors at the farmer’s market); public transport (including carpooling); Postmen (USPS and private); Officials who need to maintain continuity of government (including judges and public justice officials); Clergy and religious leaders; and caretakers and cleaners.

“We are very proud of all of our Giant pharmacy teams in our stores who are committed to serving the public and doing their part in vaccinating our communities,” said Paul Zvaleny, director of pharmacies at Giant Food. “We are honored to be able to offer the vaccine at all 152 pharmacy locations to help our communities recover from the pandemic.”

Appointments for the first dose can be made at Giantsfood.com/covid-info. If there are no appointments available, please try again later.

Huge pharmacies use vaccines from Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson, depending on the pharmacy location. If a person is receiving the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, pharmacy staff will schedule appointments for the second dose at the time of the first dose.

COVID-19 vaccinations are free, but residents should bring their health insurance card and driver’s license to the appointment.

In addition to the in-store vaccinations, Giant hosts some outside clinics to ensure fair distribution of the vaccine. Last week, one of the vaccination clinics in the Arc of Prince George’s County, Maryland was housed for people cared for by that organization.

According to the company, expanding availability will improve access for current eligible residents and future privilege groups. The expansion comes because all Virginia locations are expected to begin Phase 1c (certain key workers) by mid-April and Phase 2 (all residents 16 years and older) by May 1. Some health counts have started Phase 1c, but Northern Virginia health counts remain in Phase 1b.

As of this week, Giant Food was selling the vaccine in more than half of its pharmacies. For example, Giant Food locations helped the Fairfax County Health Department process its vaccine waiting list.

As of Wednesday, 2,515,287 people in Virginia have had at least one dose of vaccine (29.5 percent of the population) and 1,346,564 are fully vaccinated (15.8 percent of the population). According to the Virginia Department of Health, an average of 65,046 doses are administered per day.

Pharmacies like Giant have administered 851,218 doses in Virginia, followed by health departments with 1,159,011 administered doses. Hospitals have administered 815,634, doctor’s offices 565,566 and other community health care providers 382,157.

COVID-19 data

The daily cases are still on average for the 1000s. As of Wednesday, 1,035 additional COVID-19 cases were reported in Virginia, and the seven-day average is 1,467. To date, 10,252 deaths have been recorded, including 10 new deaths reported on Wednesday.

The positive average of the PCR tests on March 27 was 5.8 percent. An average of 18,017 PCR tests are reported daily in the state.

There are currently 1,046 COVID-19 patients nationwide, 228 of them in intensive care units and 134 on ventilators. COVID-19 patients make up about 7.9 percent of the 13,124 occupied hospital beds in Virginia. According to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, ventilator usage is 29 percent of all hospital patients and intensive care occupancy is 77 percent.

Here are the latest coronavirus data updates for our service area Tuesday through Wednesday:

• Alexandria: 10,940 cases, 531 hospitalizations, 128 deaths; Increase of 16 cases
• Arlington County: 14,227 cases, 802 hospital stays, 246 deaths; Increase of 39 cases, three hospitalizations and one death
• Fairfax County: 71,411 cases, 3,703 hospital stays, 1,040 deaths; Increase of 97 cases, seven hospitalizations and two deaths
• Fairfax City: 522 cases, 41 hospitalizations, 18 deaths; Increase by one case
• Falls Church: 386 cases, 20 hospitalizations, nine deaths; Three cases and one fatality were removed
• Loudoun County: 25,251 cases, 946 hospital stays, 269 deaths; Increase of 30 cases and one hospital stay
• Manassas: 4,159 cases, 166 hospitalizations, 45 deaths; Increase of three cases
• Manassas Park: 1,169 cases, 67 hospitalizations, 12 deaths; no changes
• Prince William County: 41,934 cases, 1,510 hospital stays, 468 deaths; Increase of 61 cases
• Fredericksburg: 1,879 cases, 96 hospitalizations, 22 deaths; Increase of three cases and one hospitalization
• Spotsylvania County: 8,845 cases, 289 hospitalizations, 108 deaths; Increase of five cases, two hospitalizations and one death
• Stafford County: 10,150 cases, 337 hospital stays, 69 deaths; Increase from 18 cases and one hospital stay

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RICHMOND, Virginia (WFXR) – Three cities in southwest Virginia are among the least healthy “counties” in the Commonwealth according to the University of Wisconsin’s Institute of Public Health’s annual County Health Rankings, released Wednesday.

This 2021 ranking reports that the five healthiest “counties” in Virginia are Arlington County, Loudoun County, Falls Church City, Fairfax County, and Alexandria City.

However, the five “counties” with the worst health – starting with the least healthy – are the cities of Petersburg, Galax, Covington, Martinsville, and Hopewell, health officials say.

“We at the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) are extremely proud that Arlington and the rest of the Northern Virginia region are in as good health as recognized by the University of Wisconsin Public Health Institute,” said State Health Commissioner Dr. M. Norman Oliver. “We know that many factors affect public health, and the Commonwealth has made great strides in recent years, but we also know that Virginia and its leaders need to fill health care gaps as we move out of COVID -19 pandemic move out. We will not give up our efforts to create healthy communities and improve healthy outcomes for all people of Virginia. “

Here is a breakdown of the general health rankings (from 1 to 133) for the “counties” in Southwest and Central Virginia according to the county’s 2021 health rankings:

• Alleghany County: 84
• Amherst County: 55
• Appomattox County: 75
• Bath County: 64
• Bedford County: 32
• Bland County: 53
• County Botetourt: 18th
• City of Buena Vista: 94
• Campbell County: 44
• Carroll County: 62
• Charlotte County: 116
• Covington City: 131
• Craig County: 51
• Danville City: 127
• Floyd County: 61
• Franklin County: 67
• Galax City: 132
• Giles County: 91
• Grayson County: 69
• Halifax County: 103
• Henry County: 107
• Highland County: 68
• Lexington City: 79
• Lynchburg City: 72
• Martinsville City: 130
• Montgomery County: 20th
• Nelson County: 58
• Patrick County: 97
• Pittsylvania County: 90
• Pulaski County: 83
• Radford City: 81
• Roanoke City: 110
• Roanoke County: 34
• Rockbridge County: 46
• City of Salem: 47
• Wythe County: 77

According to the VDH, even in the healthiest districts of Virginia there are still health inequalities and inequalities within their borders, similar to the national level.

“If we look beyond aggregated data and examine the results of various ethnic, racial and other often marginalized groups, we can see that there are health differences between groups in the Commonwealth,” the VDH said in a statement to the County Health Rankings on Wednesday. March 31. “The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted these health disparities. VDH remains committed to making all people in Virginia aware of these inequalities and encourages local health departments to bring these issues to the attention of their communities and to work with all populations to create the conditions necessary for optimal health and optimal wellbeing are required. ”

According to the department, the data used to compute the ranking for 2021 is from 2019 and earlier, which means it does not yet reflect the impact of the pandemic or programs that health districts established last year to improve health have performed in their communities. In other words, the general health impact of the pandemic will not be visible until the County Health Rankings data from 2022.

Health officials say the 2021 ranking highlights the differences in health and opportunities by location, as well as health barriers that disproportionately affect communities of black people and low-income families.

For more information on the 2021 County Health Rankings, please visit this link. For more information on health resources across Virginia, please visit here.

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WIMI Hologram Cloud’s AI + AR is developing a 5G application ecosystem while Apple plans to launch MR / AR helmets to once again lead the industry

HONG KONG, Mar 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – MobiusTrend, the fintech market research organization, recently released a research report, “AI + AR from WIMI Hologram Cloud Develops 5G Application Ecosystem While Apple Plans to Bring MR / AR Helmets to Market Again “. Recently, TianFeng International (TFI) Security analyst Guo Mingqi published an analytical article in which he said that MR (Mixed Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) are the next 10 year trend in the tech industry and forecast the blueprint from Apple MR / AR products. After the development of the next three product generations has been predicted by Apple, a new report will be published. It is predicted that in 2022 Apple will launch VR Head Mounted Display (HMD) and AR glasses around 2025 to shape and guide the future field of virtual reality. Guo Mingqi predicts that Apple’s MR / AR products will be divided into three phases, helmet-type products in 2022, glasses-type products in 2025, and contact lens-type products in 2030-2040. It is predicted that helmet-mounted products can offer AR and VR experiences, while glasses-based products and contact lens-based products are more likely to focus on AR services. It is worth noting that contact lens-type products will move people from the era of “visible computing” to the era of “invisible computing”. However, due to its size, it is unlikely to have independent processing power and storage capacity, and it is likely to rely on connection with iPhone or other devices. The Apple Mixed Reality helmet prototype is currently known to weigh 200-300 grams, but Apple is focused on a technical issue. If it can be solved, the final weight of the product will be reduced to 100-200 grams, which is much lighter than most current VR devices. The configuration will be equipped with Sony’s micro OLED display and multiple optical modules to ensure a see-through AR experience and an immersive experience that is vastly better than existing VR products. It will also feature more than a dozen hand-tracking cameras and advanced eye-tracking technology. There is also good news that Apple will position this device as a “wearable” device. Although it will not be fully “mobile” like the iPhone, it will have independent computing power and storage space, and as technology improves, the mobility of the product will continue to increase. In terms of price, Guo Mingqi predicts that due to its intricate design, the final price may be the same as the high-end iPhone, which will be around $ 1,000 in the US. In addition, Apple can greatly integrate this helmet with video applications (like Apple TV +, Apple Arcade, etc.) which will also significantly increase Apple’s sales. Some analysts predict that the release time of Apple glasses will coincide with the release time of Apple’s electric cars, which means these two products will be integrated to some extent. In the future, Apple glasses may become the default configuration for driving Apple cars. Guo Mingqi claims that Apple’s advantage lies in the definition of an innovative human-machine interface and ecological integration. Looking at Apple’s prospects in the MR / AR space positively, it is expected that Apple will accelerate environmental and industrial growth after introducing MR / AR hardware products. AR stands for Augmented Reality and has always been a hot word in the field of science and technology. It overlays digitally created content in the real world of the user. Augmented Reality technology is a new technology that integrates information from the real world and information from the virtual world “seamlessly”. It’s about overlaying the physical information (visual information, sound, taste, touch, etc.) that is difficult to experience in a given time and space in the real world by computers and other science and technology, and then the virtual information overlay the real world. This can be perceived by the human senses for a sensory experience that transcends reality. The real environment and the virtual objects are superimposed in real time on the same screen or room. Augmented Reality technology not only displays information from the real world, but also virtual information at the same time. The two types of information complement and overlap. In visual augmented reality, users can use the helmet-mounted display to combine the real world with computer graphics and then they can see the real world that surrounds them. Digi-Capital predicts that the global AR and VR market will reach $ 150 billion by 2020. Among them, the AR market size is $ 120 billion and the VR market size is $ 30 billion. Digi-Capital pointed out in the report that the reason the AR market is bigger than the VR market is because virtual reality technology offers a full, closed-loop experience that is great for gamers attractive but of little value to mass users. Digi-Capital believes that due to the nature of VR headsets, VR can only be used in a “controllable environment”, while AR can be used in any situation as the latter does not affect or hinder the user experience. In addition, the use of VR technology is largely limited to the console, PC games, 3D movies, and other sub-fields. However, the use of AR technology can be extended to areas such as advertising, the Internet, live video, business communications, and social media. As a holographic AR company listed on Nasdaq, Weibo and other institutions have strategically invested $ 61.58 million in WIMI, again attracting public attention. WIMI uses its strong technical skills and infrastructure to provide excellent products and services. In the meantime, it has won the offer for China Mobile and the second phase of the holographic remote interaction of the Media Cloud platform and redefines the communication method of China Mobile through “5G + holographic remote”. WIMI’s core business is holographic AR technology for software engineering, media manufacturing services, cloud and big data. WIMI Hologram Cloud was founded in 2015. The focus is on holographic cloud services, mainly in holographic AR HUDs for vehicles, LiDAR for holographic 3D pulses, holographic devices for head-mounted light fields, holographic semiconductors, holographic cloud software, holographic car navigation and other professional fields that use multiple connections of AR -Cover technology, including holographic vehicle-mounted AR technology, holographic pulse 3D LiDAR technology, holographic vision semiconductor technology, holographic software development, AR holographic advertising technology, AR holographic entertainment technology, ARSDK holographic payment, interactive communication, holographic, etc. It is a comprehensive provider of technical solutions for the holographic cloud. AI-MBTWIMI by WIMI, a powerful WIMI holographic cloud management platform developed by the company, is mainly used to provide three service systems to companies, groups, organizations or individuals: AR3D application and holographic entertainment, AR3D application and AR3D holographic advertising Application & Holographic Technology Services. Depending on the application scenario, the cloud platform is divided into To B (for companies) and To C (for customers). There are some differences in functionality and feature support. To B mainly provides holographic virtual content and technical support for advertising, cinema, home improvement, catering, entertainment and other businesses. To C mainly offers the WIMI-Cloud-AI-MBTNSDK holographic and its plug-ins for mobile photography and APP applications to provide various value-added personal services. In the future, it can also be used in AR, Virtual Reality, Smart Glasses and DLP (Digital Optical Processing) that are poured onto the retina. It also has SDK plug-ins and a smart billing system. If the bandwidth requirements for the 5G holographic communication network change, the market for 5G holographic applications will explode. High-end applications such as holographic interactive entertainment and holographic conferencing are gradually becoming popular in holographic social, holographic communication, holographic navigation, and home holographic applications. WIMI Hologram Cloud plans to use AI holographic face recognition technology and AI holographic face alteration technology as core technologies. In addition, several technologically innovative systems are used to support holographic cloud platform services and holographic 5G communication applications. With the rapid development of the Internet, the AR smart wearable industry has entered a new era. Given the fundamentally clear construction plan for the 5G infrastructure, it is assumed that the AR headset industry will also initiate the phenomenon that the strong will become stronger and the weak weaker in the face of tough competition. As AR headset products expand and the system continues to improve, AR technology will reshape traditional industries. In the future, both the content and the hardware of the AR industry are likely to be the dominant business model and spawn new product forms. About MobiusTrend The MobiusTrend Group is a leading market research organization in Hong Kong. You have built one of the leading proprietary research platforms in the financial marketplace, with an emphasis on emerging growth companies and paradigm shifting companies. The MobiusTrend team is professional at research reports, industry insights, and financial trend analysis. More information is available at http://www.mobiustrend.com/. 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