MORGANTOWN – The Senate approved a bill on Thursday to end the 1-cent pop tax that provides funds to the WVU medical school and replace it with a different source to send money to all three medical schools. It also passed one to allow employees who lose their job for refusing a vaccine ...
MORGANTOWN — It’s been some time since Monongalia County Health Department Medical Director Dr. Lee Smith got to deliver some positive news. Reset the counter. “The most important thing that we’re seeing is that the case rate has dropped. The numbers are going down, fairly ...
There has been much debate about the efficacy of vaccine-induced immunity vs. infection-induced (or “natural”) immunity. While it’s true that getting any virus or infection — in this context, specifically COVID-19 — will cause your body to produce antibodies that can help you fight ...
We’re taking a break from the politics that rule our daily editorials to talk about the other thing that dominates the headlines: COVID-19. Starting Jan. 15 and Jan. 19, respectively, President Biden and his administration ordered insurance companies to cover eight at-home COVID tests ...
I got COVID. It started with symptoms late last week — congestion mostly — and then a positive test that Friday. At the worst of it, I felt like I had a cold. I took over-the-counter pain relievers a couple of times, slept a lot, kept hydrated and that was it. Never had to go to the ...
Good: SB 477 — to establish the PROMISE Plus scholarship, which will supplement the PROMISE scholarship to equal the full cost of tuition for students who meet “more rigorous” standards. Once upon a time, the PROMISE scholarship was basically a free-ride — until the rising tuition at ...