MORGANTOWN — The only approved way to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is through a good ol’ shot in the arm. Eventually, West Virginia University medical researchers could change that narrative. […]
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W.Va. among the nation’s worst. What else is new?
West Virginia passed a grim milestone Thursday: We surpassed 3,000 deaths in the Mountain State. It’s hard to believe six months ago, West Virginia had one of the best vaccination […]
A look at what ‘mild COVID’ was like for me
by Rebekah Maher When I woke up with pressure in my sinuses and a sore throat the morning of July 27, I was convinced it was a sinus infection. After […]
Nursing home concerned how vaccine mandate will impact staffing
MORGANTOWN — The Biden administration announced Wednesday a new mandate that would present an ultimatum to several long-term care nursing homes: get employees vaccinated or lose federal funding. Now, nursing […]
Area residents don’t think incentives affect people’s decision whether to be vaccinated
Just when West Virginians may have thought they’d seen the last of the prizes Babydog had to offer, Gov. Jim Justice announced a new round of vaccine incentives Friday. The […]
Health officer addresses vaccination question
MORGANTOWN — Receiving a COVID-19 vaccination will not prevent you from getting COVID-19. Despite months of talk about population vaccination percentages and returning to a semblance of normalcy post-poke, the […]
Do It For Babydog Round 2 offers new set of vaccine incentive prizes; first drawing to be Aug. 31
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced Do It For Babydog Round 2 on Friday. As before, the goal is to get younger residents vaccinated, he said. “We’ll try to incentivize […]
W.Va.’s new COVID milestone: Deaths from disease top 3,000
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia marked a sad milestone Thursday as COVID-19 deaths topped 3,000 in the state — at 3,0001. With the more infectious, deadlier Delta variant causing surges nationwide, […]
Skepticism can make you blind
They told them they had bad blood. What they actually had was syphilis, but the U.S. Public Health Service never shared that diagnosis with the almost 400 African American men, […]
Art teacher doesn’t like the pandemic picture for the new school year
With COVID uncertainty still shading the proceedings, Monongalia County teachers are reporting to their classrooms today, in preparation of next week’s first day of school. Sam Brunett said he still […]
