The months-long process will require even vaccinated residents to continue safety precautions, including mask-wearing, social distancing, and staying home whenever possible to reduce the spread of the virus. Virginia is currently experiencing its worst surge of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with hospitalizations at an all-time high and cases continue to climb in all five geographic regions. “It’s going to take some sacrifice,” said Bryan Lewis, a computational epidemiologist at UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute, which partners with the state health department to model the potential spread of ...