CHARLESTON — The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a last-minute COVID-19 vaccination exemption bill Friday morning after more than two hours of debate, sending the bill to the state Senate where there is pressure from business and healthcare groups to block the bill. The House ...
CHARLESTON — Another 60 deaths have been attributed to the COVID-19 virus, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources said in its Friday pandemic report. The fatalities include 30 people identified in a routine data reconciliation with death certificates performed by the Bureau of Public Health. The death toll was at 4,108 as of Friday morning, according to the state. Newly reported deaths include a 37-year-old man from Jackson County, a 50-year-old man from Jackson County and a 45-year-old woman from Wood County. The reconciled deaths include an 85-year-old man ...
CHARLESTON — Opposition is building to a last-minute addition of a bill to the special session call by Gov. Jim Justice for COVID-19 vaccine exemptions. Senate Bill 3035 and House Bill 335 were moved to third reading Thursday and will be up for passage later today. Both bills relate to ...
PARKERSBURG — The number of COVID-19 deaths in West Virginia passed the 4,000 mark, according to Thursday’s update from the state Department of Health and Human Resources. The agency’s daily COVID statistical update reported 50 additional deaths on Thursday, with the youngest a 25-year-old man from Cabell County and the oldest a 101-year-old woman from Kanawha County. The deaths of an 89-year-old Roane County man, a 66-year-old Wood County man, an 80-year-old Jackson County woman and two Pleasants County women, ages 64 and 79, were also attributed to the virus. “Every life lost ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia businesses have the right to mandate employee COVID vaccinations, but both medical and religious exemptions must be respected, according to Gov. Jim Justice. “That is the (federal) law of the land,” Justice told state media during a virtual briefing Wednesday. As the West Virginia Legislature convenes in special session to discuss redistricting issues, Justice has added legislation to the call he explained would clarify to businesses the need for both medical and religious exemptions to COVID vaccinations. But reporters participating in the briefing ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Legislature moved quickly on a last-minute addition to the special session for private sector COVID-19 vaccine exemptions. Senate Bill 3035 and House Bill 335, both relating to COVID-19 immunization requirement for employment in the public and private sectors, were added to the special session call late Tuesday evening by Gov. Jim Justice. The bills were read a first time Wednesday, setting them up for possible amendments later today and passage Friday. SB 3055 and HB 335 would allow for medical and religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates ...
