WVU TODAY A West Virginia University student tested positive for monkeypox on Wednesday. The patient, who resides off-campus, has been seen by health care providers, and is currently isolating and recovering. WVU Medicine Student Health will continue to monitor the case, close contacts of ...
With almost 17,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox, including four in West Virginia (at the time of this writing), and Morgantown’s Pride events kicking off this weekend, it’s time to address the latest viral sensation and the perceptions around it. According to Johns Hopkins, monkeypox ...
In order to spread awareness of the increasing number of monkeypox cases worldwide, the World Health Organization declared the virus a public health emergency of international concern back in June. With the increasing amount of misinformation about the virus and the recent arrival of ...
Monongalia County Health Department has received its first shipment of the JYNNEOS vaccine, which has emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to inoculate individuals against monkeypox. MCHD Clinical Services will hold a monkeypox vaccine clinic on ...
MORGANTOWN — Public Health Commissioner Ayne Amjad said her office is receiving many questions about the omicron-selective vaccines coming to West Virginia. She fielded questions about that and other issues during Thursday's COVID briefing from the governor's office. On the ...
MORGANTOWN — After two years on the sidelines, the flu is once again ready for primetime, with COVID-19 precautions cast in a supporting role. During Thursday’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Health, County Health Officer Dr. Lee Smith said public health officials are ...