An investigation into unreported deaths, a redoubling of efforts to vaccinate the state’s seniors, and tax relief aimed at unemployment benefits highlighted Gov. Jim Justice’s Friday COVID briefing. In addition […]
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First student- to-student virus case
Thursday’s positive COVID diagnosis of a Mountaineer Middle student may have given the school a pandemic designation Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. was hoping to avoid. “It looks like we’re probably […]
Vaccines shouldn’t be a for-profit biz
For all we complain about the inefficiencies of publically owned and run services, sometimes we’re reminded that private, for-profit companies really cannot do it better. West Virginia has one of […]
Governor: Keep your COVID-19 guard up
Gov. Jim Justice and West Virginia health officials warned the public Wednesday of a potential increase in COVID-19 cases, because reports of the virus are growing in other states and […]
Tale of Orpheus and Eurydice: ‘Close’ isn’t enough
Some stories withstand the test of time better than others, and the ones that last the longest usually teach us something — about the world, about what it means to […]
Name confusion leads to vaccine cancellations
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University and WVU Medicine sound similar, but they are two separate entities. And that caused a lot of confusion with people who wanted to register to […]
Justice opens door for more to get vaccinated
Gov. Jim Justice opened the doors Monday for more West Virginians who have pre-existing medical conditions to get the COVID-19 vaccine, with the goal of having almost all state residents […]
WVU alum talks vaccine development
There are Mountaineers all over the world. Including James Shirey, who has worked for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer since 1991. In October 2019 he was named vice-president, global sterile injectables quality. […]
One Year of COVID-19
When March began in 2020, we were all going about our business as usual. Waiting for tables in crowded restaurants, attending concerts, sitting shoulder to shoulder in movie theaters, heading […]
Second dose is magic. Within limits
by Aimee Liu The second dose was supposed to be my reunion pass. Thanks to COVID-19, I couldn’t get back to Connecticut for my mother’s 100th birthday at Christmastime, but […]
