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04/15/2021 - MetroNews by: Brad McElhinny
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia officials continue to urge people to get vaccinated for covid-19 despite a pause on the Johnson & Johnson version.
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04/15/2021 - MetroNews by: Jeff Jenkins
CHARLESTON, WV - The state Department of Health and Human Resources reported 413 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday. Active cases statewide are now at 7,309.
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04/15/2021 - Modern Healthcare by: Matti Gellman
WASHINGTON, DC - CMS issued new guidance on Github for "developers and consumers of the machine-readable files required through the Transparency in Coverage rule" after an investigation into hospital pricing websites revealed hundreds were using code to block information from showing up on search engines.
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04/15/2021 - MetroNews by: Brad McElhinny
CHARLESTON, WV - People closest to West Virginia harm reduction programs in West Virginia are urging a veto from Gov. Jim Justice, saying a newly-passed bill is too restrictive and will result in the spread of serious disease.
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04/15/2021 - MetroNews by: Mike Nolting
FAIRMONT, WV - WVU Medicine has received approval to add 32 beds at Fairmont Medical Center.
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04/14/2021 - The Hill by: Lexi Lonas
WASHINGTON, DC - Moderna announced on Tuesday that their coronavirus vaccine was 90 percent effective six months after a person receives their second dose.
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04/14/2021 - WVNews by: JoAnn Snoderly
CLARKSBURG, WV - State officials are looking for new and creative ways to get people vaccinated against COVID-19 as case rates increase, variants continue to spread and some vaccination clinics struggle to fill appointments or deal with no-shows who do not cancel appointments after receiving the vaccine elsewhere.
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