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WHEELING, WV - The West Virginia National Guard may be gone from local medical facilities, but they have not been forgotten.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The daily percent positivity of 2.46% is the type of number that mostly hasn’t been seen since last summer. And the number of new cases, 232, is also good news for state epidemiologists.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The billions of dollars invested in covid vaccines and covid-19 research so far are expected to yield medical and scientific dividends for decades, helping doctors battle influenza, cancer, cystic fibrosis, and far more diseases.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The Biden administration wants the World Health Organization to improve global equity in the next public health emergency by pushing manufacturers to voluntarily share their products and technology, according to a document drafted by the Department of Health and Human Services and obtained by POLITICO.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The number of new coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 17% in the last week while COVID-19 infections rose, reversing a decline in cases that first began in January, according to the World Health Organization.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported 189 new COVID cases and 39 additional deaths on March 15.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Pfizer and its partner BioNTech asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to authorize an additional booster dose of their COVID-19 vaccine for seniors, saying data from Israel suggests older adults would benefit.

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