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Top VA, DC news includes plan for first COVID-19 vaccine doses, car crash into Whole Foods, and wedding outside senior center.

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Patch has 32 sites in communities in northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Here are some of the top posts from the past week related to the new coronavirus and other topics.

Are You Confident In A COVID-19 Vaccine? Take VA Patch's Survey

Since spring lockdowns spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, Virginians have waited for production of vaccines that would prevent the fatal respiratory disease COVID-19. Now, that medical companies are ready to crank up production of vaccines, the politicization of the virus — as well as a strengthening anti-vaccine movement — mean not everyone is clamoring for it.

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DC Public Schools To Start New COVID-19 Testing Protocol

Starting next week, D.C. Public Schools will be instituting new testing protocols for students and staff participating in DCPS in-person programming. This will affect schools with CARE or In-Person Learning Classrooms and will include in-school testing for students and mailed testing kits for staff.

Medical Marijuana Facility In Manassas Ready To Launch Operations

BEYOND / HELLO Manassas will be opening a medical marijuana dispensary on Tuesday, the first medical marijuana dispensary in Northern Virginia.

Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Deaths Increase In Virginia: Police

Ten people died on Virginia roadways over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to the Virginia State Police. One of the deaths was a 6-year-old boy.

Wedding Held Outside Senior Center So Grandma Could Watch

Staff members in the living facility organized a second ceremony for the newlywed couple right outside the senior center's front door, with the grandmother watching from behind a window.

DC Homeless Receive Thanksgiving Meal From Georgetown Restaurant

While families fretted over spending the holidays apart from loved ones, a whole different segment of the population - the homeless - wondered what they would even eat and how they would stay warm. Undeterred by the coronavirus pandemic, Béa O'Connor and her team at Pinstripes Georgetown decided for the second year in a row to feed the homeless in D.C.

Whole Foods Evacuated After Car Crashes Into Front Of Store

A car crashed into a Whole Foods Market in the Fair Lakes area late Tuesday afternoon, leading Fairfax County firefighters to evacuate the store.

Fairfax Parade To Honor World War II Veteran's 100th Birthday

A parade will be held on Monday, Dec. 7 in Fairfax City to honor Jim "Horse" Smith's 100th birthday. Smith is a Marine Corps veteran who fought in World War II and earned two silver stars.

Mount Vernon Native Works As First Female NFL Position Coach

One of Mount Vernon's own made history as the first women to serve as a position coach in a regular season NFL game Sunday.

Northern Virginia Christmas Light Displays Of 2020: Submit Yours

As Thanksgiving comes to a close, some of the area's Clark Griswolds have started to put up their Christmas displays. With the pandemic limiting some activities this year, early displays will help spread some holiday cheer that residents can enjoy with social distancing.

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