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09/08/2021 - Times West Virginian by: David Kirk
FAIRMONT, WV - U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-1, wants to find the root cause of the opioid epidemic that is ravaging the state of West Virginia, and to do so, he met with several officials Tuesday.
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09/07/2021 - Bloomberg News by: Josh Wingrove
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. health regulators are seeking additional coronavirus booster shot data from Moderna Inc. as the Biden administration expects to begin a widespread booster campaign this month with only the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech vaccine, people familiar with the matter say.
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09/07/2021 - WBOY
WASHINGTON, DC - It’s something that makes COVID-19 especially scary: Even people who only get mild sickness, and don’t need to be hospitalized, report feeling side effects and symptoms long after they’re free of the virus.
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09/07/2021 - The Hill by: Nathaniel Weixel
WASHINGTON, DC - Hospitalizations and emergency room visits by children with COVID-19 were much higher in states with low vaccination rates, according to two new studies released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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09/07/2021 - The Hill by: Lexi Lonas
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. has hit 40 million reported coronavirus cases as the delta variant has devastated many areas, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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09/07/2021 - WVNews
CHARLESTON, WV - All 55 of West Virginia's counties remain in the red alert infection status, with infection rates above 25.
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09/07/2021 - MetroNews
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s active cases of Covid 19 on Saturday surpassed the 20,000 mark.
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