It’s pretty much a lock that Delta and other variants of the coronavirus will have the last word on the first day of school in Monongalia County. That was the word Tuesday night from Deputy Schools Superintendent Donna Talerico, who told Board of Education members that safety will be the ...
While still well below their winter peaks, the latest spikes in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are raising concerns among health officials and among many Americans — just not among enough, given how many people still remain unvaccinated. Even now, 16 months into this public ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University sent a detailed email to its students, faculty and staff Monday to provide additional guidance on COVID-19 testing requirements for the upcoming fall semester. The university reiterated that students, faculty and staff who have received their ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University has spent the summer encouraging faculty, staff and students to get their COVID-19 vaccines. The institution has been frequently updating the public on its vaccination rates as it strives to meet its goal of having 70% of its campus community fully ...
When it comes to convincing West Virginians to get the COVID-19 vaccine, as a state, we’ve tried gentle encouragement, laying out the cold hard facts and even bribery, but less than half the state is fully vaccinated. Now, it’s time for Plan D(elta). Gov. Jim Justice’s plan ...
by Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer In May, it was decided West Virginia should forego enhanced unemployment benefits. Since there are plenty of job vacancies, it was concluded some receiving benefits must not want to work. These benefits would have been provided to West ...