WASHINGTON (AP) — When a Halloween party sparked a COVID-19 outbreak at North Carolina A&T, school officials conducted rapid screening on more than 1,000 students in a week, including many who didn’t have symptoms. Although such asymptomatic screening isn’t approved by regulators and ...
WHEELING — With Wheeling Park High School’s return to four days of in-person instruction, all students in Ohio County Schools will be back in the classrooms four days a week beginning Monday. Wheeling Park Principal Meredith Dailer said this is the best thing for both students and ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia officials in charge of COVID-19 response and the state’s vaccination effort were pleased to hear Friday about the possibility of a third vaccine option on the horizon. Johnson and Johnson announced Thursday that its Janssen Biotech pharmaceutical division ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden laid out his case Friday for moving fast to pass $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief, but even as he opened the door to proceeding without Republicans, he conceded that a key element of his plan — hiking the minimum wage to $15 per hour — was ...
When Dr. Clay Marsh testified Tuesday before a Congressional subcommittee on how West Virginia has been at the front of the nation with getting the COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of residents, one underlying point stood out: The state trusted the data. While other states have struggled in their vaccine rollout, West Virginia decided to consider those most at-risk for COVID-19 and set in place a priority list for the vaccine. If you recall, the initial guidance from the federal government placed most residents aged 65 and over lower on the priority list. In West Virginia, however, by ...
As of Friday, a total of 205,252 West Virginians — more than 11% of the state’s population — have received at least the first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. That means that more than 1 in 10 of our residents are now at least somewhat resistant to COVID-19, as the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, according to a finding from the Food and Drug Administration, can provide more than 50 percent resistance to the virus, while the Moderna vaccine, after one dose, can provide more than 80 percent protection. What makes West Virginia’s numbers even more compelling is ...
