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Tag: COVID-19
Are you playing the ‘who gave me COVID’ blame game?
by Joshua Pederson Twenty-five months into the pandemic, I finally caught COVID. It turned out that two-plus years of masking and distancing, Zoom dinner parties and FaceTime […]
Vaccine education efforts not going unheard
Vaccine education efforts by Governor Jim Justice’s office are not going unheard. During the governor’s weekly press conference on Friday, Major General James Hoyer with the West […]
Testing, vaccines to move to MCHD
After holding court (literally) at the WVU Rec Center since September 2020, Monongalia County Health Department will move its COVID-19 testing and vaccines to its headquarters at […]
COVID at single-digits in Mon schools — but the contagion is still a presence in the Mountain State
COVID cases in Mon Schools are still clocking in at all-time pandemic lows, according to the most-recent numbers posted by the district. A total of nine positive […]
Justice and team celebrate Moderna request to vaccinate ages 6 and under; BA.2 grows and state cases increase
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice and his team celebrated the news that Moderna on Thursday asked the FDA to OK use of its vaccine for children ages […]
Don’t forget that second COVID booster, health-watchers say
Have you rolled up your sleeve for your second booster? Well, this is your moment, Dr. Anthony Fauci told reporters on Wednesday. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious […]
Lives lost to the pandemic deserve to be remembered
by Lynn Schmidt In just a few short weeks, the United States is likely to reach an unfathomable milestone in terms of numbers: 1 million lives lost […]
Requirements for masks on PRT, university buses eased
As of Wednesday, passengers on WVU’s Public Rapid Transit (PRT) cars or buses no longer need to mask up to ride. This is pending any additional guidance […]
Not supposed to get near 1M COVID deaths
by Nicholas Goldberg At the start of the pandemic, in late March 2020, President Donald Trump held a White House briefing at which his top advisers presented […]
