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FAIRMONT, WV - Big things are coming to the Fairmont Medical Center this year.

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WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV - Webster Memorial Hospital in Webster County is now officially part of Davis Health System.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Emmitt Lee Edwards was born at 9:50 p.m. Jan. 1 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, making him Huntington’s first baby of the new year.

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CHARLESTON, WV - With omicron cases rocketing upward in what Dr. Anthony Fauci has called a “vertical spike,” many may be considering a COVID-19 test after meeting with friends and relatives during the holidays.

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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. health officials said Wednesday they are not changing the qualifications for being "fully vaccinated" against COVID-19, but they are urging Americans to stay "up to date" on their protection against the virus by getting booster shots when eligible.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Influential government advisers are strongly urging that teens as young as 12 get COVID-19 boosters as soon as they're eligible, a key move as the U.S. battles the omicron surge and schools struggle with how to restart classes amid the spike.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Nurses unions are asking the courts to force the Biden administration to issue permanent standards for preventing COVID-19 in workplaces after it announced plans to withdraw parts of an emergency temporary standard for healthcare workers.

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