MORGANTOWN — Department of Health and Human Resources Secretary Bill Crouch said Monday that the Saving Our Care program launched to help hospitals and nursing homes stay […]
Tag: COVID vaccine
‘And how are the children?’ Not well
The Maasai in Africa greet each other with “Kasserian Ingera” meaning, “And how are the children?” Tribal members, even those without children, respond, “All the children are […]
COVID-19 booster shot available for high-risk, elderly individuals
MORGANTOWN — COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are available to select populations across the United States, and several locations in the Morgantown and surrounding area are available to […]
Justice and Hoyer: State asks Biden for more antibody doses; Marsh reports on new antiviral treatment pill from Merck
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice has sent a letter to President Biden asking him to approve the state’s request for more monoclonal antibody doses, the governor said […]
Babydog, in the passing lane: Morgantown couple wins ‘Vette as part of vaxx sweepstakes
Mary and Jeff Darnell are like a lot of married couples in that way. That is, they measure the markers of their lives in four-wheeled increments. What […]
We’ve let COVID kill more Americans than the 1918 flu pandemic
The United States has reached a devastating milestone: We’ve lost more Americans to COVID-19 than we lost to the influenza pandemic of 1918. As of this writing, […]
COVID a consistent fact in Mon schools
MORGANTOWN — It was business as usual in Monongalia County schools last week. Students shuffled in for class and teachers worked from their lesson plans. Football teams […]
Hospitals are in crisis
It was hard to watch our last home football game. Not just because the Mountaineers almost gave the game away (thank goodness for the defense), but because […]
Sept. 26 letters to the editor
Manchin voting on W.Va. youths’ future As a West Virginia resident and person who has family in West Virginia, I unfortunately will have to leave the state […]
Guest essay: ‘We, the immunosuppressed, are tired’
by Amber Tichnell I know this is a very difficult time for our state, country and world. I’d like to speak to you as a minority that […]
