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NEW YORK, NY - U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently authorized two antiviral pills, one from Pfizer and one from Merck, making them the first at-home treatment for COVID-19 that has been touted as a game changer in the fight against the pandemic.

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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. health regulators on Thursday authorized the second pill against COVID-19, providing another easy-to-use medication to battle the rising tide of omicron infections.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The state’s largest county has its first confirmed case of the omicron variant of COVID-19.

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HUNTINGTON, WV - Valley Health Systems received 5,400 at-home COVID-19 test kits Wednesday to be distributed to more than 40 West Virginia locations.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Nurses who serve in the Legislature are questioning whether Gov. Jim Justice’s plans to bolster nursing education programs will help with the current, urgent need for medical staffing.

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CHARLESTON, WV - During Gov. Jim Justice’s Thursday press briefing, state officials detailed new medications that may be able to help combat COVID-19, although they noted the new drugs won’t be widely available and that vaccines are still the most effective way to keep safe.

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