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CHARLESTON, WV - A couple of weeks ago, Sen. Glenn Jeffries, D-Putnam, and I attended the dedication of new facilities and services at Roane General Hospital, in Spencer.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Two doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine slashed hospitalizations caused by the omicron variant in South Africa by up to 85 percent, a critical finding since the shot is being increasingly relied upon across the continent, researchers said.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The highly transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19 is sending waves of children to the hospital in record numbers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) latest data.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Only a small fraction of children hospitalized for COVID-19 have been fully vaccinated, according to a report released Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) has received reports of individuals receiving spam in the form of text messages asking them to validate their driver’s license through the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles in partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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CHARLESTON, WV - As COVID-19 cases rise, the Centers for Disease Control is updating guidelines for healthcare workers.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Amid another pandemic wave, West Virginia lawmakers say they do not plan to restart last year’s COVID-19 protocols for the upcoming legislative session.

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