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CLARKSBURG, WV - State officials and health-care providers are calling on young people to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible as the impact of coronavirus variants on younger generations is becoming more apparent and the potential for long-term complications creates concern.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Officials have asked the federal government to send West Virginia vials of COVID-19 vaccines containing fewer doses, Gov. Jim Justice said Friday.

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NEW YORK, NY - With a green light from federal health officials, many states resumed use of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on Saturday.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Jim Justice says West Virginia health experts are brainstorming ways to encourage more West Virginians to get vaccinated for covid-19.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The Biden administration has taken the first step toward ending an emergency exception that allowed hospitals to ration and reuse N95 medical masks, the first line of defense between frontline workers and the deadly coronavirus.

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CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, with expressed support from 18 counties and 64 municipalities, as well as pledged support from dozens of others, filed a formal objection Friday to a portion of Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy plan, which the company recently filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

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HUNTINGTON, WV - While new research shows most Americans support cannabis legalization, the Legislature defeated bills this year to improve the medical cannabis program.

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