by Faye Flam Fewer than half of eligible Americans have received a third COVID vaccine shot despite clear evidence of its benefit. That booster shot improves your odds of avoiding […]
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Justice expects decision this week on putting gas tax holiday before the Legislature
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice said on Monday he should have a decision on a gas tax holiday by his next press briefing, which will probably be Wednesday. He also […]
Clay Marsh: Are 3rd boosters on the horizon? Yes, but no one yet knows when
MORGANTOWN – Active COVID cases took a steady rise from the end of April to mid-May, soaring from 809 on April 30 to 2,570 on May 21. Since then the […]
Can we understand each other while we disagree over pandemic issues?
by Dr. Adam Cifu I recently spoke with a colleague in another city about how we would adjust our personal behaviors as COVID-19 cases rise once again. I have great […]
1 million American COVID deaths still understates enormity of the loss
by Josh Gohlke A million Americans have been lost to the pandemic, according to the federal government’s official count, making this a disaster that defies most comparisons. And yet it’s […]
Masks remain an essential tool to protect against COVID
by Mia Ives-Rublee In his recent article in The Atlantic, Ed Yong posed a poignant question: “What does society owe immunocompromised people?” During the massive surge in COVID cases in […]
Are you playing the ‘who gave me COVID’ blame game?
by Joshua Pederson Twenty-five months into the pandemic, I finally caught COVID. It turned out that two-plus years of masking and distancing, Zoom dinner parties and FaceTime holidays, canceled plans […]
Justice and team celebrate Moderna request to vaccinate ages 6 and under; BA.2 grows and state cases increase
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice and his team celebrated the news that Moderna on Thursday asked the FDA to OK use of its vaccine for children ages 6 and under. […]
Don’t forget that second COVID booster, health-watchers say
Have you rolled up your sleeve for your second booster? Well, this is your moment, Dr. Anthony Fauci told reporters on Wednesday. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious expert, was talking […]
Not supposed to get near 1M COVID deaths
by Nicholas Goldberg At the start of the pandemic, in late March 2020, President Donald Trump held a White House briefing at which his top advisers presented their official COVID-19 […]
