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HIV In Rural Communities And Navigating Period Poverty This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia ranks 18th in the rate of new HIV infections but that may be an incomplete picture, and a conversation about the danger of period poverty, and what folks across the country are doing to address it.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia’s Vaccine Divide
As kids head back to school, pediatricians are reminding parents that their child must be immunized to attend school. But for some, this routine has become a time to grapple with fears about the safety of their children.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRevisiting An HIV Outbreak And Building Homes On Old Mine Sites, This West Virginia Morning
At the height of the COVID outbreak, Charleston was sideswiped by a second deadly epidemic: what the Centers for Disease Control called the most concerning outbreak of HIV in the entire country. There was a bitter tug-of-war over how to respond. But where did that leave the patients, and the people most at risk? And what’s happened to the outbreak since then?
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPrivate School, Religious Vaccine Exemptions Pass House
The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that would grant youth vaccine exemptions for religious purposes, and give private, parochial and virtual schools priority over student vaccine requirements.
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Fauci Weighs In On W.Va.’s HIV Rate
HIV Aids is on the rise in Monongalia County as a group of WVU Medical students learned recently on a Zoom call with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmakers Grow Impatient With Lack Of Health Action
Lawmakers questioned West Virginia’s State Health Officer Matthew Christiansen during a meeting of the Joint Committee on Health about the agency’s lack of action.
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