Jamie White still remembers that 102-year-old from January. The woman, a resident at an area nursing facility, dutifully rolled up her sleeve and presented her arm. Which […]
Tag: COVID vaccine
Vaccine passports: A culture war we don’t have to wage
“We are not supporting doing any vaccine passports in the state of Florida,” declared Gov. Ron DeSantis. “It’s completely unacceptable,” he said, for either government or the […]
Gov. says 90,000 elderly (and especially vulnerable) residents haven’t signed up for the COVID vaccine
By Gov. Jim Justice’s estimation, some 90,000 West Virginians just might be egging on their mortality. That’s about how many residents in the 65-plus age range have […]
Pandemic not over yet
Vaccines don’t mean we can throw caution to the wind as fourth wave looms After almost two months of consistent decline, West Virginia is starting to see […]
Justice touts tax plan, higher education initiative in COVID-19 briefing
Gov. Jim Justice was touting his plan to eliminate the state’s income tax on Friday when a COVID-19 briefing broke out. While the session easily focused […]
The vaccine passport idea deserves to be considered
by Connor Wielgos During his prime-time address to the nation in mid-March, President Joe Biden invoked a Rockwellian image of a post-pandemic United States. By this summer, […]
More unreported COVID-19 deaths in state
Gov. Jim Justice reported 39 more COVID-19-related deaths in West Virginia Wednesday, 35 of which were previously not reported, bringing the state’s unreported — or late — […]
More COVID, quarantines in Mon Schools, but the district is readying to vaccinate students
MORGANTOWN — Out like a (COVID) lion? With two days to go in the month of March, pandemic-related quarantines continue to stack up in Monongalia County’s school […]
COVID-19 cases continue to climb in state
It has been a year since West Virginia had its first death related to COVID-19, and Gov. Jim Justice said Monday at his regular press briefing the […]
A Different Kind of Science
WVU Today As West Virginians receive the COVID-19 vaccine at record rates, citizens credit the power of medical science for making that shot in the arm possible. […]