Health department doing double duty for community The Monongalia County Health Department did double duty Thursday, offering free weekly COVID-19 testing and flu shots to the community at the 4-H Building at Mylan Park. The department conducted 496 COVID tests. Flu season is ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic moves into the colder weather, health officials are waiting to see what that means for the upcoming influenza season. Will there be a twindemic? Or will all of the mask wearing and social distancing pay off by giving us a lighter flu season? Either way, ...
MORGANTOWN -- Anyone spending time on social media will inevitably encounter varying degrees of skepticism about the COVID-19 pandemic. At its most extreme are those who say it's all manufactured to pave the way for a One World Government. More common are those convinced COVID-19 is no ...
Sports leagues may want to consider calling a timeout on reopening their doors to fans, based on new West Virginia University-led research that links an uptick in seasonal flu deaths to U.S. cities with pro sports teams. Analyzing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data from 1962 ...
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The 2019 annual of Proceedings and Papers, the Monongalia Historical Society journal that features Jessica Eichlin’s paper on the 1918 flu pandemic in Morgantown, is available for sale.Cost is $7 by mail or $5 if picked up, personally.Orders may be placed by calling 304-594-2290, or by ...