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WASHINGTON, DC - The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled plans requiring nursing home staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but that directive is already sparking worry in the industry.

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MORGANTOWN, WV - Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she knew about some of the innovative technology happening at Intermed Labs, part of Mon Health. But she said she had no idea just how expansive the work was.

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MORGANTOWN, WV - Several local delegates and residents made a stand Wednesday morning for better health care – calling on federal lawmakers to approve health care measures included in the $3.5 trillion social infrastructure bill Congress will consider in September.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one of a handful of Republican governors trying to block school districts from requiring masks in the classroom.

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WASHINGTON, DC - With the U.S. in the grips of a frightening surge of coronavirus cases, many parents are understandably eager to know when the COVID-19 vaccine will finally be available for children under 12.

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MORGANTOWN, WV - West Virginia University is temporarily revising its masking guidelines. Beginning Aug. 18, and for the next 30 days, masks will be required for all those in classrooms, teaching and research labs on all campuses — regardless of vaccination status.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The vast majority of nurses not only support COVID-19 vaccines, but most also back healthcare worker vaccine mandates, according to the findings of a new survey conducted by the American Nurses Association (ANA).

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