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Lawsuits oppose W.Va.’s interests

Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is once again dragging West Virginia into foolhardy and counterproductive national lawsuits. One is a lawsuit to block the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. The other is a lawsuit that ...

Marsh: Pfizer booster may last 9-10 months

MORGANTOWN — COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh again pushed vaccine boosters during Wednesday's COVID briefing. He noted some new data from Israel, where Pfizer has been the primary vaccine, showing the booster can be effective for as long as nine to 10 months, where the original two-dose vaccine ...

It’s time for another W.Va. mask mandate

After a fall surge even worse than last winter, West Virginia’s COVID-19 cases are finally trending down — for now. As the Associated Press recently reported, West Virginia has gone from first to worst in vaccination rates. Without widespread vaccination, another surge is sure to ...

Considering wait-and-see approach to vaccine? Don’t

by Mona Gahunia On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all children 5 to 11 receive the low-dose COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech, clearing the way for shots to begin as early as late last week. Yet a recent Kaiser Family Foundation ...