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Pandemic protocols put strain on mourning families, funeral homes

Jane Michael has not yet grieved for her sister, Bertie Oliver, who died of COVID-19 Dec. 28 in Elizabethtown, Ky. She was 92. “I am the last remaining sister of four,” said Jane, a resident of the Cheat Lake area of Morgantown. Jane said her sister — who had fallen and broken her ...

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 ...

How local prisons are coping with the ongoing pandemic

As the pandemic continues to affect inmates and workers at U.S. Bureau of Prisons facilities in Preston and Monongalia counties, staff at both are coping without additional manpower or compensation. By the numbers  According to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons website, as of Thursday, USP ...

Answers to your COVID questions

This is the first  in a four-part series of FAQs provided by WVU Medicine. Because of length, we are publishing the questions and answers in four parts. Part 2 is available HERE.  Newsroom@DominionPost.com As access to the coronavirus vaccine begins to make its way through the ...