A look back at pivotal moments in the pandemic In March, just days after the 2020 legislative session ended, Gov. Jim Justice began his regular COVID-19 briefings, featuring his COVID response leadership team. Justice and his leadership team actually began talks and taking measures in ...
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Two-thirds of the nursing homes and personal care facilities in the U.S. may not be in operation much longer because of the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a national survey by two trade associations found. The survey done recently done by the Health Care Association and the ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia expects to complete the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations at the 214 long-term care facilities by the end of this week, Gov. Jim Justice said during his Wednesday briefing. He cited a Bloomberg report saying West Virginia leads the nation, for now, in ...
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WVU Today Widespread COVID-19 testing may be an obvious way to control an outbreak in a long-term care facility. But communication among the facility’s staff, its residents and the residents’ family members is crucial, too. A new study led by Carl Shrader, a physician and researcher ...