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October is the ideal time to get a flu vaccine

As we head into our second flu season during the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials are waiting to see what will transpire. Will there be a twindemic? Will mask wearing and social distancing pay off by giving us a lighter flu season, although that’s not a given now that mask mandates ...

Vaccine exemption bill exempt from common sense

“Frankly, I think this hearkens back [to] Nazi Germany.”                The above quote came from West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, as he spoke in favor of the bill allowing COVID vaccine ...

WVU to ease some campus protocols

WVU Today  As infection and hospitalization rates due to the Delta variant decrease, West Virginia University will lift mask requirements for individuals in some indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status, beginning Thursday. However, the university will continue to require masks ...