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WVU expands its mask policy for indoors

WVU Today  West Virginia University is updating its mask guidelines. Beginning Monday, all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to wear masks indoors in all WVU System buildings and facilities through Oct. 6, when public health conditions will be ...

Record-breaking ventilator cases, COVID-19 deaths continue to rise

COVID-19 cases are rising in West Virginia and hospitals are continuing to see record-breaking numbers of patients on ventilators. “As the governor said, we are still in the midst of that growth stage of the Delta variant spreading in West Virginia and we have seen the consequences of ...

MHS student becomes latest vaccine sweepstakes winner

MORGANTOWN — When Kamryn Daniels’ school day was briefly interrupted Thursday, she couldn't have guessed Gov. Jim Justice and his English bulldog, Babydog, were outside waiting for her. With a bone-shaped check for a full-ride college scholarship in his hand, Justice called Daniels to ...

WVU Medicine encourages patient use of local urgent care centers

WVU Medicine As COVID-19 cases across the state and country continue to rise, WVU Medicine Emergency Medicine encourages those seeking treatment to use  local urgent care centers when possible. “When it comes to medical emergencies, we do not want people to delay getting the care ...

Four West Virginia EMS agencies mandate COVID-19 vaccine

MORGANTOWN—Four West Virginia emergency medical service agencies are taking the lead on mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for providers.  Monongalia EMS, Star City EMS, HealthNet Aeromedical Services and HealthTeam Critical Care Transport are the first EMS agencies in the state to ...