U.S. regulators today authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds. The Food and Drug Administration's decision opens a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to those people ...
CHARLESTON — Active COVID-19 cases in West Virginia hovered just above 400 on Monday, according to the latest statistics from the state Department of Health and Human Resources. All 55 counties in the state remained green on the County Alert System map, representing the lowest level of spread. Active cases totaled 406 Monday, dropping from 460 as numbers have generally continued to decline in recent weeks. State officials warn there could be an increase as the presence of the omicron BA.2 variant in the United States. Active cases in local counties Monday (Friday) were: Calhoun, 0 ...
CHARLESTON — All 55 counties remained green, the lowest category of COVID-19 spread, on West Virginia’s County Alert System map Friday, but state officials continue to encourage residents to get vaccinated and boosted. Active cases rose slightly from 422 Thursday to 460 Friday, according to statistics from the state Department of Health and Human Resources. Active cases in local counties (Thursday) were: Calhoun, 0 (1), Doddridge, 1 (2), Gilmer, 0 (0), Jackson, 6 (5), Pleasants, 1 (1), Ritchie, 3 (3), Roane, 4 (2), Tyler, 0 (0), Wetzel, 1 (0), Wirt 0 (0), Wood, 14 (14). Five new ...
CHARLESTON — Seven more confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus were reported Thursday by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The deaths raise the total since the pandemic started more than two years ago to 6,687 residents of the state. Deaths reported were a 67-year-old woman from Taylor County, a 73-year-old man from Mercer County, an 80-year-old man from Fayette County, a 75-year-old woman from Hampshire County, an 88-year-old woman from Kanawha County, a 59-year-old man from Fayette County and a 90-year-old man from Mercer County. The state is ...
CHARLESTON — Another 20 deaths have been confirmed from the COVID-19 coronavirus in West Virginia, including a resident from Wood County. Also, all counties are now green, the lowest levels of infection rates, on the County Alert System map. The Department of Health and Human Resources reported Wednesday an 81-year-old woman from Wood County is among the latest confirmed virus deaths in the state. The death count since the pandemic started more than two years ago was at 6,680 residents in West Virginia as of Wednesday, the department said. The latest confirmed death in Wood County ...
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers, the company announced Wednesday -- and if regulators agree it could mean a chance to finally start vaccinating the littlest kids by summer. Moderna said in the coming weeks it would ask regulators in the U.S. and Europe to ...
