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07/22/2022 - The Hill By: Julia Mueller
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The country’s largest union of registered nurses called on the Biden administration to take action against rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations amid the surge of immune-evasive Omicron subvariant BA.5 in a letter on Wednesday, the day before President Biden tested positive for the coronavirus.
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07/22/2022 - My Buckhannon
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced Friday that 3,358 cases of COVID-19 are currently active in the Mountain State. That’s an increase of 137 since the last report.
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07/21/2022 - The Herald-Dispatch
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia reported 1,027 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday as active cases rose to 2,957. That’s 712 more active cases than reported in the state Tuesday, according to the Department of Health and Human Resources’ virus dashboard.
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07/21/2022 - Modern Healthcare
WASHINGTON, DC - When the next pandemic hits, telehealth will be easy and paid for and children's development and mental health won't be an afterthought.
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07/21/2022 - Modern Healthcare by: Maya Goldman
WASHINGTON, DC - The Justice Department announced charges against 36 people for $1.2 billion in alleged healthcare fraud Wednesday, with more than $1 billion of the total alleged losses stemming from telehealth schemes.
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07/21/2022 - WVNews by: Charles Young
CHARLESTON, WV - A special session of the West Virginia Legislature during which lawmakers will consider a
plan to reduce the state’s personal income tax by 10% is set to begin Monday, according to Gov. Jim Justice.
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07/20/2022 - The Hill by: Olafimihan Oshin
WASHINGTON, DC - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has officially endorsed the use of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, a day after the agency’s advisory committee voted unanimously to approve it.
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