MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice fielded more questions about his income tax reduction proposal during his Friday briefing. He and his team also continued their COVID warnings […]
Tag: COVID vaccine
COVID on the rise, but by how much?
Regular readers may have noticed we no longer display COVID-19 case numbers on the front page, nor do we include vaccine/testing information on A-2. The explanation for […]
Justice stresses need for abortion law special session (when Legislature is ready) and again urges vaccines, boosters to fight COVID
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday again stated the need for a special legislative session to clarify state abortion law, and said he’s waiting on the […]
July 17 letters to the editor
COVID still a threat; please get vaccinated Choices — life is full of them. Some choices are mundane. Some choices are life altering. Our friend’s family roots […]
Justice and team: State preps for BA.5 growth and strains on hospitals; Hoyer expects info on new Novavax vaccine next week
MORGANTOWN — The BA.5 omicron surge keeps building, the state is preparing for how hospitals will handle it, and a new vaccine will soon be available. Gov. […]
Latest COVID surge, hospital capacity, special session on taxes dominate governor’s briefing
MORGANTOWN — The ability of hospitals across the state to handle the latest COVID surge is significantly reduced, said Joint Interagency Task Force Director Gen. James Hoyer […]
Fuzzy language not helping fight COVID
by Faye Flam People no longer know what to do about the COVID pandemic. Part of the problem is the very language we use to talk about […]
Day of remembrance for COVID victims
by Sarah E. Wagner, Roy R. Grinker and Joel C. Kuipers In New York City, a woman opens her laptop to a bar graph showing the number […]
More than 7,000 West Virginians dead of COVID
Of the more than a million Americans who have died because of COVID-19, 7,001 were West Virginians. Gov. Jim Justice announced the “milestone that none of us […]
Get your booster shots already
by Faye Flam Fewer than half of eligible Americans have received a third COVID vaccine shot despite clear evidence of its benefit. That booster shot improves your […]
