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02/02/2022 - The Associated Press by: Lauran Neergaard and Mathew Perrone
WASHINGTON, DC - Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March.
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02/02/2022 - WCHS by: Bob Aaron
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is asking the Biden administration for a temporary waiver to the federal vaccine mandate for health care workers.
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02/02/2022 - WVNews
CHARLESTON, WV - Former Supreme Court Justice Edwin F. Flowers died Thursday in Morgantown. He was 91.
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02/02/2022 - MetroNews by: Carrie Hodousek
CHARLESTON, WV - UPDATE HB 4013 was defeated on a 12-10 vote Tuesday evening in the House of Delegates Health Committee.
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02/01/2022 - The Associated Press by: Matthew Perrone
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, a shot that’s already been given to tens of millions of Americans since its emergency authorization over a year ago.
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02/01/2022 - WVNews by: Charles Young
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s Rt value has dropped below 1.0, according to the state’s COVID-19 czar.
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02/01/2022 - MetroNews by: Jeff Jenkins
CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Jim Justice is seeking a waiver from the Biden administration when it comes to vaccination mandates for some hospital workers.
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