MORGANTOWN -— Members of the Monongalia County Commission said Wednesday that the body is considering mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for county employees. This comes one week after the commission approved a […]
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Justice: Not quite ready for a mask mandate but creeping closer
MORGANTOWN — The COVID numbers keep climbing, and mandates are creeping closer, but Gov. Justice and his team are still clinging to hope that the holdouts will take some responsibility, […]
WVU: Vaccines remain optional for students and staff, with exceptions
MORGANTOWN — While WVU Medicine is now requiring COVID-19 vaccines for all of its employees, the shots remain optional for WVU students and staff — with some exceptions. The exceptions: […]
WVU Medicine, Mon Health to require COVID vaccines for all employees
MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine and Mon Health System will require all employees to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Both systems sent The Dominion Post statements on Monday in response to an inquiry […]
Justice: Bureaucratic hurdles delay launch of vaccine booster effort
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice expressed frustration over federal bureaucratic delays in getting out vaccines boosters as West Virginia’s active cases passed 10,000 and breakthrough cases surge. “We need to […]
We need quicker tests in order to contain the Delta variant
by Max Nisen With the Delta variant surging throughout the U.S., Biden administration chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci has advocated for more testing — including for the vaccinated. More testing […]
W.Va. among the nation’s worst. What else is new?
West Virginia passed a grim milestone Thursday: We surpassed 3,000 deaths in the Mountain State. It’s hard to believe six months ago, West Virginia had one of the best vaccination […]
A look at what ‘mild COVID’ was like for me
by Rebekah Maher When I woke up with pressure in my sinuses and a sore throat the morning of July 27, I was convinced it was a sinus infection. After […]
Health officer addresses vaccination question
MORGANTOWN — Receiving a COVID-19 vaccination will not prevent you from getting COVID-19. Despite months of talk about population vaccination percentages and returning to a semblance of normalcy post-poke, the […]
Do It For Babydog Round 2 offers new set of vaccine incentive prizes; first drawing to be Aug. 31
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced Do It For Babydog Round 2 on Friday. As before, the goal is to get younger residents vaccinated, he said. “We’ll try to incentivize […]
