130 of those were distributed to EMS Monongalia County Health Department got an early Christmas gift Tuesday — 160 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. It was a hectic day […]
Health and Sciences
Viatris/Mylan win EpiPen suit filed by competitor Sanofi
MORGANTOWN — Viatris announced Friday that its predecessor Mylan has won a lawsuit filed by competitor Sanofi that alleged Mylan employed anticompetitive tactics to snuff out Sanofi’s failed EpiPen rival […]
Justice and team offer more vaccine news, outline CARES Act spending to date
MORGANTOWN — The COVID-19 vaccine and CARES Act spending dominated Friday’s briefing from the governor’s office. Gov. Jim Justice noted more than once that West Virginia has gained national attention […]
Ruby, Mon Health taking additonal elective surgery measures as COVID surge continues
MORGANTOWN — As the COVID surge continues and more holiday gatherings with more potential to spread the virus are just days away, WVU Medicine and Mon Health System are taking […]
Justice and team unfold more on vaccine plan; long-term care vaccinations underway
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia is plowing ahead on COVID-19 vaccinations as the death toll continues to climb. Gov. Jim Justice opened Wednesday’s briefing with the bad news: 60 more people […]
COVID vaccine rolls out in state as surge numbers climb higher
Health care workers at hospitals and nursing homes throughout the Morgantown area began receiving COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday while the number of deaths in West Virginia associated with COVID-19 rose above […]
Bonnie’s Bus parked until 2021 because of COVID-19
KINGWOOD — A spike in the number of confirmed COVID cases has led to the cancellation of a visit by Bonnie’s Bus. The 45-foot, state-of-the-art mobile mammography vehicle was previously […]
Health care workers set to get first vaccine doses today
The first COVID-19 vaccines made it to Morgantown and the rest of the state Monday morning, and local health care workers should start being inoculated today. Todd Karpinski, Pharm.D, WVU […]
Manchin, Collins and bipartisan group of lawmakers unveil their COVID emergency relief bills
MORGANTOWN — Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, led a bipartisan group of senators and representatives assembled Monday to unveil their $908 billion emergency COVID-19 relief bills. The […]
As COVID vaccine rolls out, Justice targets higher ed students for weekly testing
MORGANTOWN — As the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine began to roll out early Monday, Gov. Jim Justice announced a new initiative to try to curb the ongoing surge: […]
