The phrase “grim milestone” has cropped up with such frequency in the last 20 months that it’s beginning to lose its meaning. Because West Virginia surpassed the grime milestone of 5,000 state deaths last week, and barely anyone paused. Nearly 4,000 of those deaths have occurred ...
“Do It For Babydog” just keeps going … and going … and going … even when it has become obvious the lottery isn’t working. Several academic studies have looked at the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine lotteries. In at least one, published in October, that examined the 19 ...
MORGANTOWN — A total of 34 students tested positive across Monongalia County’s school district last week, officials reported. That went with the six positive diagnoses for the contagion presented by staffers during the return to class after Thanksgiving break. The steady trickle of ...
MORGANTOWN — Omicron. For Donna Talerico, Monongalia County’s deputy superintendent of schools, that’s not just the name of the newest variant to spider-web from COVID-19. It’s also a kind of one-word shorthand, she said, as it pertains to the school district’s ongoing ...
MORGANTOWN – The Justice team again Thursday urged COVID vaccinations and boosters for all West Virginia residents. They also fielded a question about discrepancies in the vaccine numbers of the Department of Health and Human Resources COVID-19 dashboard. On Tuesday, they had discussed ...
MORGANTOWN — A federal judge Tuesday evening temporarily blocked the Biden administration vaccine mandate for health care workers employed by providers receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who was part of a 12-state coalition challenging the mandate ...