ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The number of people receiving a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is climbing in Belmont County, with Deputy Health Commissioner Robert Sproul reporting a total of 14,000 shots administered. Sproul said the majority of vaccinations were the Moderna and Pfizer BioNTech ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 hospitalizations among older Americans have plunged more than 70% since the start of the year, and deaths among them appear to have tumbled as well, dramatic evidence the vaccination campaign is working. Now the trick is to get more of the nation’s younger people to roll up their sleeves. The drop-off in severe cases among Americans 65 and older is especially encouraging because senior citizens have accounted for about 8 out of 10 deaths from the virus since it hit the U.S., where the toll stands at about 570,000 COVID-19 deaths among people of all ...
CADIZ — Harrison County residents who have not yet received a COVID-19 vaccine and are interested in doing so can attend an open clinic Friday. Garen Rhome, administrator of the county’s health department, said the department is offering another option for residents to become vaccinated ...
BELLAIRE — Belmont County residents who live near the Ohio River were vaccinated against COVID-19 close to home in Bellaire Wednesday. Health department staff were at the Salvation Army, then the high school. Bellaire Local Schools Superintendent Darren Jenkins said about 22 students ages 16 and 17 had signed up for shots, along with several 18-year-olds. “We were very surprised and pleased with the level of interest among our kids,” he said. “We’re looking at 30-35 students today who are interested in getting the vaccine.” Jenkins said about eight staff members who had ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — St. Clairsville City Council members took no action Monday to correct a vote cast by email that appeared to violate the Ohio Open Meetings Act, but the emails were read aloud and each member verbally confirmed their vote was recorded correctly. The vote by email occurred ...
LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulatory agency said Tuesday that it found a “possible link” between Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and extremely rare blood clots and recommended a warning be added to the label. But experts at the agency reiterated that the ...
