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WASHINGTON, DC - As strained U.S. hospitals brace for a new surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the fast-spreading omicron variant, doctors are warning of yet another challenge: the two standard drugs they’ve used to fight infections are unlikely to work against the new strain.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Moderna on Monday said preliminary data showed its Covid-19 booster shot increased antibody levels against the Omicron strain well above those seen in people who completed only the initial two-dose course of the company’s vaccine.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Officials announced Thursday that the first case of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has been detected in West Virginia, causing health leaders to more aggressively push the vaccine and holiday safety measures.

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CHARLESTON, WV - As another possible COVID Delta surge looms, vaccination rates are lagging, and state and health officials say the consequences may be dire.

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MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine has launched an alternative time-tracking tool and says no sensitive employee data is at risk following the ransomware attack against Ultimate Kronos Group, which the organization uses for timekeeping.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Healthcare providers, insurers and their business associates have reported 664 data breaches to the federal government since the start of the year, surpassing the total number of breaches reported in 2020.

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CHARLESTON, WV - U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Sunday he cannot vote for Democrats’ sweeping domestic policy framework, bringing all efforts to get the plan through Congress to a halt.

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