MORGANTOWN – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Friday he has joined with six other states to petition a federal appeals court to stay and to review the OSHA vaccine mandate […]
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State COVID team urges boosters, addresses dosage problem at Mercer County Health Department
MORGANTOWN – COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh and Joint Interagency Task Force Director Gen. James Hoyer on Friday again urged West Virginians to get their vaccine boosters. Marsh said that as […]
Justice celebrates CDC’s OK of COVID vaccine for ages 5-11, doctor vaccinates her young son during briefing
MORGANTOWN – The CDC on Tuesday approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 and Gov. Jim Justice celebrated the news during his Wednesday briefing with an on-air vaccination. […]
Justice says COVID-19 is the new normal for foreseeable future
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice acknowledged on Monday that the end of COVID-19 isn’t on the horizon. “I really don’t believe it’s going away,” he said. For the foreseeable future, […]
Mon Schools: Booster shots for employees will be in November
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Schools will begin administering COVID booster shots to its employees in two separate clinics next month, Deputy Schools Superintendent Donna Talerico said. More than 800 doses […]
Clay Marsh: CDC likely to OK Pfizer vaccine for ages 5-11 next week
MORGANTOWN – COVID-19 czar Dr. Clay Marsh offered an update on Pfizer vaccines for kids during Friday’s COVID briefing from the governor’s office. Following the FDA’s approval of the vaccine […]
Time to take a shot
(Hopefully, you read that to the tune of “My Shot” from “Hamilton.”) Last week, the FDA authorized the Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccine boosters, and the CDC gave the […]
WVU Medicine, Mon Health change employee vaccine deadlines following Legislature’s passage of exemption bill
MORGANTOWN – In the wake of the vaccine exemption bill the state Legislature passed last week, and soon-expected vaccine mandates from OSHA and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, […]
Mon is green on the Alert Map while school district anticipates vaccine rollout for children under 12
MORGANTOWN — Today’s the day the nation may notch another step closer to a COVID vaccine for children under 12. The meter will begin running when an independent advisory panel […]
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 […]
