MORANTOWN — Just like the COVID-19 virus itself, the means of monitoring and testing for it in wastewater have evolved into a new beast more than a […]
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No outdoor masks for kids
Mayssa Abuali and Amy Beck We are living in a modern dystopia when, in the name of science, adults enjoy life unmasked while young children are masked; […]
Gov. Justice wants us to party on Sunday
Governor Jim Justice said there are a lot of reasons to celebrate this Sunday. June 20th will mark the state’s 158th birthday and it is Father’s Day. […]
Leisure Travel is Back
Leisure travel is starting to make a comeback after a more than year-long hiatus. “Things are looking up,” said Jill Robinson, vice president of the Morgantown operations […]
CDC’s bad COVID communications. The latest example: Unmasking
by David Zurawik You can’t blame the messenger for not being clear if the message is a mishmash. And last week, the Centers for Disease Control and […]
Breaking down the mask mandate back-and-forth
MORGANTOWN — The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of sometimes-conflicting information regarding mask-wearing policies from federal and state officials, requiring local institutions and agencies to […]
West Virginia University students respond to university’s preliminary fall semester plans
West Virginia University students voiced their opinions and concerns regarding an article released by WVU Today earlier this week, which provided a preview of the university’s unfinalized […]
WVU to resume offering Johnson & Johnson vaccine, shifting COVID-19 operations as semester comes to close
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University will resume administration of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine based on the recent recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and […]
WVU helps those with SUD in the southern part of state
WVU Today For the past decade, hope has been in short supply for many southern West Virginians. The Mountain State has led the nation in drug overdoses, […]
How the needle exchange bill diverges from CDC guidance, and what needle exchanges can accomplish
MORGANTOWN — The CDC offers an abundance of resources and guidance for syringe service programs — SSPs, or needle exchanges. Many elements of SB 334, which the […]
