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PRINCETON, WV - A county health administrator in West Virginia has resigned after his department mistakenly administered the wrong dosage of Moderna’s COVID-19 booster shot to about 200 people last month.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The state Department of Health and Human Resources reported 1,033 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, the second straight day of a rise in incidences around the state with more than 2,000 new cases counted the past two days.

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MORGANTOWN, WV - The earliest wave of COVID-19 spared much of rural America, striking people who live in urban areas with far more frequency.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Confusion about who is eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot may be contributing to the low number of boosters the state has given out so far, officials said Wednesday.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized its decision to repeal a rule that would have created an expedited Medicare coverage pathway for medical devices considered "breakthrough technology."

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WASHINGTON, DC - As rural hospitals struggle to stay financially stable, their leaders watch other small facilities close obstetrics units to cut costs.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Health complications stemming from childbirth drain at least $32.3 million from the U.S. economy, according to a new study.

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