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MOUNDSVILLE — Hundreds came to the Marshall County Fairgrounds for their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Friday, while future patients will have different

Staff Writer MOUNDSVILLE — Phones in Marshall County were ringing off the hook so hard they briefly interrupted service at the county health department Wednesday morning, as tens of thousands of incoming calls were placed in an attempt to fill 400 slots for Friday’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic. At 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Ohio and Marshall County health departments began taking calls to make appointments for Friday’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic, which will distribute 400 vaccines to residents...

Staff Writer New Martinsville resident Williard Wilson receives the first round of his COVID-19 vaccination during a multi-county clinic Friday at the Marshall County Fairgrounds. Photo by Scott McCloskey MOUNDSVILLE — Hundreds of residents from four counties made their way Friday to the Marshall County Fairgrounds for their dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. As they received those shots, area health and safety officials expressed a desire to return to individual county clinics. They want the ...

WHEELING — Gov. Jim Justice’s daily coronavirus press conference revealed that next week will see the unveiling of a statewide online registry for COVID-19

aolson@theintelligencer.net Health professionals weren’t caught flat-footed Wednesday morning with Gov. Jim Justice announcing that the age range for COVID-19 vaccinations will drop to 70, effective Wednesday. They welcomed the opportunity to continue vaccinating new groups — as long as the vaccine doses kept coming. Marshall County Threat Preparedness Director Mark Ackermann said the department was happy to get to work vaccinating a new range of clients. Ackermann said th...

Managing Editor Photo by Scott McCloskey – Wheeling and Ohio County first responders began receiving their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on a voluntary basis at the Ohio County Health Department on Wednesday. Wheeling Fire Department Health Department Physicians Assistant Erica Fitzsimmons, right, is pictured administering the vaccine to Wheeling Fire Department Lt. Clint Landis. The first responders receiving the vaccine will be required to follow-up with a second dose in 21 d...