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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 is essential, but how we test is important, too. The U.S. is testing fewer people ...

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 rates in the world. A U.K. report from February said if we were a country, we could have ranked in the top ...

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 all, my husband and I were vaccinated back in April with both doses of Pfizer. I didn’t have a fever, I didn’t have a cough, and ...

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 latest talking points surrounding vaccines have shifted somewhat — from ...