It’s one thing to know, in the abstract sense, that misinformation is being spread around your community. It’s another to hear it for yourself. In the past week, we’ve heard a couple of rumors about the COVID-19 vaccine being peddled as if they were fact, when the facts clearly ...
(Hopefully, you read that to the tune of “My Shot” from “Hamilton.”) Last week, the FDA authorized the Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccine boosters, and the CDC gave the boosters and the mix-and-match method a thumbs up. For Moderna recipients, boosters are now permitted — ...
by David Fickling To judge by the headlines, you’d think the most critical immunization issue facing the world is the safety and hesitancy concerns over the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. That debate is genuinely important. Still, it shouldn’t distract from the ...
COVID-19 deaths continue to decline in West Virginia, with nine people dying since Friday, but no deaths from Sunday to Monday, Gov. Jim Justice said Monday during his regular press briefing on the pandemic and the state’s efforts to eradicate the virus. “And no one in the last 24 ...
KINGWOOD – Despite the snow and cold, Preston County Health Department Director V. J. Davis said all 100 of those 80 and older who received their first vaccinations last month have now had second shots. Davis told commissioners Preston County will receive 220 doses of the Pfizer vaccine ...
Friday was seemingly another pandemic day at the office for Monongalia County Schools, as the district continued to grapple with the coronavirus at the close of the week. A staffer tested positive at Brookhaven Elementary, with no ensuing quarantines this time, Superintendent Eddie ...