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06/03/2022 - WV Metro News By: Brad McElhinny
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - With widespread availability of home test kits for covid-19, the Justice administration announced today that it will scale back community testing.
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06/02/2022 - The Hill by: Caroline Vakil
WASHINGTON, DC - Pfizer said on Wednesday that is has completed its emergency use application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to administer its COVID-19 vaccine to children under the age of 5.
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06/02/2022 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Caity Coyne
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia reported 628 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as active cases in the state decreased to 2,146.
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06/02/2022 - Modern Healthcare by: Mari Devereaux
WASHINGTON, DC - Hospitals with fewer nurses on staff saw a greater likelihood of elderly patients dying due to sepsis, according to a new study that shined a light on how understaffing affects care quality.
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06/02/2022 - The Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON, WV - St. Mary’s Medical Center unveiled its 100th anniversary logo Wednesday morning in the main hospital building in Huntington.
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06/01/2022 - WVNews by: Charles Young
CHARLESTON, WV - Contracting COVID-19 can have a serious impact on a patient’s health, even if the patient doesn’t need to be hospitalized, according to the West Virginia’s COVID-19 czar.
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06/01/2022 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Caity Coyne
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice returned to his briefing room Tuesday after falling ill last week and postponing all COVID-19 briefings.
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