As the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations has slowed across the country, states and communities are trying creative incentives to encourage individuals to get their shots. New Jersey and Connecticut are […]
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Higher ed should mandate vaccines for fall semester
Last week, Washington State University became the first big public school in the state to announce it will require students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19, though with […]
Graduation dates, times set for Mon’s three public high schools
Everybody knew it was coming, and when it did, the only thing to do was laugh — or go all deadpan, as Emma Williams did. “This is extremely fitting for […]
Monongalia County a hotspot for variants as vaccination rate plateaus
MORGANTOWN — For almost as long as there’s been COVID-19 in the United States, there’s been COVID fatigue, brought on by a heavy dose of life-altering precautionary measures and overwhelming, […]
Justice team ready to vaccinate kids 12-15 when CDC gives the OK
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia is ready to start vaccinating 12- to 15-year-olds once the CDC approves it, Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday. When the OK comes down, they’ll set up […]
Who pays for Fla. woman’s anti-vax rants?
by Fabiola Santiago Even for a city with a storied history of deep-pocketed scam artists who swoop in and dazzle the powers-that-be, the quackery at Centner Academy in Miami stands […]
Gov. Justice: ‘If we have to go door to door, we’ll go door to door’ with vaccine
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice elaborated a bit on Monday on his plan to make COVID vaccinations more accessible. They’ll take clinics to fixed sites and mobile sites in high-traffic […]
WVU to resume offering Johnson & Johnson vaccine, shifting COVID-19 operations as semester comes to close
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University will resume administration of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine based on the recent recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the […]
Give vaccine incentive to everyone
Gov. should offer bond to anyone vaccinated The hazard of premature celebration is we end up undermining our own progress. Back at the beginning of March, West Virginia was reporting […]
Average age of positive COVID case in West Virginia dips to 34
MORGANTOWN — With more and more of West Virginia’s elderly population vaccinated every day, COVID-19 is changing tack. That was the message delivered by West Virginia COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh. […]
