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Justice: Vaccinated may unmask; federal unemployment benefits will end — $1,000 back-to-work incentive in the works
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice provided updates on unmasking and ending the federal unemployment benefits program Friday before a surprise Capitol network outage stopped his briefing mid-sentence […]
Postcast 71 – May 14, 2021
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Justice: $100 vaccine gift cards for ages 16-35 may be ready this week or next; briefings will be cut to two per week
MORGANTOWN – The $100 incentive program to get ages 16-35 vaccinated is nearly ready to roll, Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday. “It’s coming, it’s on the way.” […]
Mon middle-schoolers start lining up for COVID vaccine next week
Monongalia County’s school district is set to vaccinate 1,500 of its middle-schoolers next week. That’s how many 12-to-15-year-olds in the county have signed up for their first […]
Make a Pfizer vaccine appointment for 12-15-year-olds at Vaccine.WVUMedicine.org
MORGANTOWN — Parents and guardians of children ages 12 to 15 are encouraged to make an appointment for a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine following the U.S. Food & […]
Attendance worries prompt cancellation of Monongalia County Fair
MORGANTOWN — For the second year running, there will be no Monongalia County Fair. The Monongalia County Fair Board posted a message on moncountyfair.org indicating the summer […]
Savings bond or gift card? 16-35s may get to choose their vaccination reward, Justice says Monday
MORGANTOWN — The program to offer people aged 16-35 $100 for getting vaccinated is taking a bit more shape, Gov. Jim Justice said during Monday’s COVID-19 briefing. […]
COVID testing held at airport
Even with COVID-19 vaccination efforts, testing is still an important tool in the arsenal to fight the pandemic. This week, instead of going to the WVU Rec […]
Lessons from India’s COVID crisis
by Trudy Rubin As America beats back COVID-19 with vaccines, the catastrophe in India reminds us that much of the world’s population has yet to receive a […]