MORGANTOWN — West Virginia is seeking CDC permission to offer a second Pfizer booster shot to certain residents, Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday. The second booster — also called a fourth shot — would be for those age 50 and up, for the immunocompromised and for essential workers, he ...
It’s one thing to know, in the abstract sense, that misinformation is being spread around your community. It’s another to hear it for yourself. In the past week, we’ve heard a couple of rumors about the COVID-19 vaccine being peddled as if they were fact, when the facts clearly ...
KINGWOOD — Preston County should expect to see COVID-19 numbers like never before over the next several weeks. That’s because the omicron variant of the virus has made its way to Preston County, said V.J. Davis, Preston County Health Department administrator. Davis briefed the county ...
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice took a slightly different twist in his Tuesday COVID briefing, addressing the burnout and seeming complacence among the populace even as a delta-omicron surge grows. “Are we just numb to this?” he asked. “We should not accept that this is just not good ...
MORGANTOWN – The FDA took three steps Monday to make Pfizer COVID vaccine boosters more widely available. It expanded the booster age to include children ages 12-15. It reduced the wait time for a booster – for age 12 and up – from six months to five months. And for immunocompromised ...
Monongalia County students are seeing red this morning — and not just because a few might be annoyed about returning to school after a long holiday break. That’s because red is inevitable these days in the Mountain State. Mon is keeping company with 38 of West Virginia’s 55 ...