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Medical students not getting vaccines

Marsh says don’t deal directly with COVID patients, concerns considered As West Virginia continues to vaccinate residents 70 and older as well as health care workers who treat COVID-19 patients, fourth-year WVU medical students have not yet received shots, prompting concern from students ...

Expert talks COVID-19, wild mink concern

WVU specialist says transmission not a threat to humans by Olivia MurrayOMurray@DominionPost.com  SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been detected in farmed mink across the world, including in the United States, but according to a wildlife specialist at the West ...

University preps for Jan. 19 return

On-campus students need to be tested for COVID-19 by Saturday All students who will be on West Virginia University’s Morgantown campus for the spring semester are required to be tested for COVID-19 by Saturday, university officials said. The spring semester begins in one week ...

Doc talks vaccine, pregnancy

OB/GYN gives insight into safety precautions, risks WVU Medicine Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant patients have been advised to be extra vigilant about safety precautions, including washing their hands, social distancing, avoiding large gatherings and wearing a ...

Sign up for free gardening program through Jan. 31

WVU Extension The Grow This: WV Garden Challenge, run by the West Virginia University Extension Service Family Nutrition Program, will provide free vegetable seeds and gardening instruction to West Virginians for another season. Sign-ups will run through Jan.  31,  and are ...