MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Health Officer Lee Smith recently offered his opinion on Ohio giving away $1 million in a vaccination incentive lottery. “That is just nails […]
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Board of Health approves local regulations for cannabis dispensaries
MORGANTOWN — More weed shops than Sheetz. More marijuana merchants than McDonald’s. Monongalia County Board of Health Chairman Sam Chico offered some perspective Thursday as the board […]
Make a Pfizer vaccine appointment for 12-15-year-olds at Vaccine.WVUMedicine.org
MORGANTOWN — Parents and guardians of children ages 12 to 15 are encouraged to make an appointment for a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine following the U.S. Food & […]
COVID testing held at airport
Even with COVID-19 vaccination efforts, testing is still an important tool in the arsenal to fight the pandemic. This week, instead of going to the WVU Rec […]
Monongalia County a hotspot for variants as vaccination rate plateaus
MORGANTOWN — For almost as long as there’s been COVID-19 in the United States, there’s been COVID fatigue, brought on by a heavy dose of life-altering precautionary […]
Walk-in clinic set for this Saturday
Newsroom@DominionPost.com A walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday will allow anyone 16 years and older who wants a jab to get one without an […]
Respect yourself and others
Discussing the importance of getting STD tested is not exactly office talk. But maybe it should be. That stigma and embarrassment helps contribute to statistics such as […]
Drive-thru Clinic for Vax
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Pantry Plus More and Monongalia County Health Department partnered to host a drive-thru vaccine clinic during the nonprofit’s regular Saturday food distribution for students and their […]
U.S. Attorney’s Office teams up with law enforcement and other community partners to recognize overdose victims
Newsroom@DominionPost.com WHEELING — Monongalia County Health Department is one of five cities in the Northern District of West Virginia to observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week by […]
Brain Foods for Young Minds
By Cami HaughtMCHD WIC ONGOING FEATURE WIC Kitchen is a monthly feature provided by Monongalia County Heath Department WIC staff that highlights healthy recipes made with ingredients […]