Virginia State officials are working closely with multiple federal agancies to coordination needed response and recovery efforts post-Hurricane Helene.Preview: UVA Health has called for a reduction in usage of IV fluids, nutrition and irrigation fluids and dialysis fluids at its facilities. Hurricane Helene damaged and forced the closure in North Carolina of one of the largest medical fluids manufacturers in the country. Baxter International -- which produces about 60-percent of the nation's IV fluid bags -- says it is closed for the foreseeable future. UVA Health says it has canceled all elective procedures including operating rooms and areas like endoscopy today.
Vice President Kamala Harris is leading former President Donald Trump in a new poll of likely voters in Virginia. The poll of 800 registered voters was conducted by the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University between September 28th and October 4th. The poll shows Harris favored by 52-percent of those asked, with Trump getting support from 41-percent. Only four-percent were undecided, while three-percent will vote for another candidate. The same poll found Democratic Senator Tim Kaine leading Republican challenger Hung Cao [[ cow ]] by 20 points.