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WVU Medicine updates vaccine mandate per nationwide CMS ruling

MORGANTOWN — The COVID-19 vaccination mandate for WVU Medicine employees is coming — 135 days later than initially expected. In a Friday message to employees, WVU Health System President and CEO Albert Wright updated the vaccine policy in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision ...

WVU Medicine, Mon Health hospitals to receive National Guard support

MORGANTOWN — Hospitals across the state are availing themselves of National Guard assistance, Gov. Jim Justice and his COVID leadership team announced and discussed regularly at his briefings. That includes Ruby Memorial and other WVU Medicine hospitals, and Mon Health Medical Center and ...

Gov. Justice returns after COVID bout, renews call for vaccines, boosters

MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice returned to the Capitol on Monday following his bout with COVID-19 and talked a bit about this experience with the virus and renewed his call for residents to get their vaccines and boosters. “It's been a little bit difficult, that's for sure,” he said. ...

Gov. Justice tests positive for COVID

Just before midnight Tuesday, Gov. Jim Justice announced he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he has made alternate arrangements for his State of the State Address and he canceled his Wednesday COVID briefing. Here is the statement from his office in full, plus a comment from COVID-19 ...