Governor cites learning from vaccine mixups in Mercer County
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice acknowledged errors after Mercer County Health Department and others misdosed vaccines and said lessons are being learned. He toured Mercer Elementary School where a $50,000 prize from the I Got Vaxxed Competition was awarded for faculty vaccination rates above 98 percent. Earlier in the month the county health department paused COVID vaccine administration after some patients received full doses.
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West Virginia Governor Rewards Mercer Elementary with 50000
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice and Babydog visited Mercer Elementary in Princeton to award a 50000 prize from the WVDE I Got Waxxed Competition. Justice praised the students and staff for high vaccination rates and shared smiles from the mascot bulldog Babydog.
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Morrisey Joins States in Challenge to Vaccine Mandate
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined 11 other states in filing a lawsuit to block the federal vaccine mandate for health care workers. The action targets Medicare and Medicaid certified providers and suppliers, arguing the mandate would worsen worker shortages and strain patient care in West Virginia.
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Mercer County Clerk backs proposed West Virginia election law changes
Mercer County Clerk Verlin Moye endorsed changes presented to the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary by Deak Kersey of Secretary of State Mac Warner’s office. A key reform would extend the absentee ballot request deadline from six to twelve days before Election Day to give the USPS more time to deliver ballots, acknowledging past post election-day receipts in 2020.
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