MORGANTOWN — The only approved way to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is through a good ol’ shot in the arm. Eventually, West Virginia University medical researchers could change that narrative. […]
Health and Sciences
Nursing home concerned how vaccine mandate will impact staffing
MORGANTOWN — The Biden administration announced Wednesday a new mandate that would present an ultimatum to several long-term care nursing homes: get employees vaccinated or lose federal funding. Now, nursing […]
Area residents don’t think incentives affect people’s decision whether to be vaccinated
Just when West Virginians may have thought they’d seen the last of the prizes Babydog had to offer, Gov. Jim Justice announced a new round of vaccine incentives Friday. The […]
Health officer addresses vaccination question
MORGANTOWN — Receiving a COVID-19 vaccination will not prevent you from getting COVID-19. Despite months of talk about population vaccination percentages and returning to a semblance of normalcy post-poke, the […]
Do It For Babydog Round 2 offers new set of vaccine incentive prizes; first drawing to be Aug. 31
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced Do It For Babydog Round 2 on Friday. As before, the goal is to get younger residents vaccinated, he said. “We’ll try to incentivize […]
W.Va.’s new COVID milestone: Deaths from disease top 3,000
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia marked a sad milestone Thursday as COVID-19 deaths topped 3,000 in the state — at 3,0001. With the more infectious, deadlier Delta variant causing surges nationwide, […]
AG Morrisey sues Biden administration over immigration policy allegedly aiding illegal flow of fentanyl
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration, saying the termination of a Trump-era immigration policy is facilitating the flow of […]
Congressional Startup Day
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) came to the Morgantown area Wednesday to commemorate Congressional Startup Day. Observed annually since 2013 during the August congressional recess, Congressional Startup Day provides an […]
Art teacher doesn’t like the pandemic picture for the new school year
With COVID uncertainty still shading the proceedings, Monongalia County teachers are reporting to their classrooms today, in preparation of next week’s first day of school. Sam Brunett said he still […]
Local delegates, residents, push for Congress to pass health care legislation during Protect Our Care bus stop
MORGANTOWN – Several local delegates and residents made a stand Wednesday morning for better health care – calling on federal lawmakers to approve health care measures included in the $3.5 […]
