Election Disinformation Update, CVS Fined For Unauthorized Shots, Underage Marijuana Latest

Virginia’s Senior US Senator is raising awareness about ongoing disinformation campaigns being conducted by foreign adversaries and cyberattacks that could happen before November’s election. A Salem CVS has been fined 75 thousand dollars after authorities learned the pharmacy delegated the administration of COVID-19 vaccines in 2021 to an untrained nurse who injected a youth with six doses at once. The James River Regional Drug Task Force seized more than 3 million dollars in illegal drugs from drug pop-ups in Bedford County earlier this month. The Amherst County Sheriff’s office searched 4 smoke shops in Madison Heights on Tuesday after multiple children fell ill, and were even hospitalized, from products. A portal announced this week for tracking incidents of “adverse effects” involving children and teens being exposed to cannabis products comes at a time when incidents of minors going to the ER for cannabis-related issues have gone down. US Senator Tim Kaine is concerned about rising sea levels - how they have impacted military coastal bases in Virginia - and will do so more in the future. The Southwest Virginia Coalition for Palestine is set to host a concert on Saturday, May 25th to raise funds for two local Palestinian families with relatives in Gaza. The event will take place at Century Plaza in Downtown Roanoke at 7 pm.