Kanawha County has the
most alarming HIV outbreak in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But Tuesday, a small team from the CDC arrived in the capitol city to figure out what more could be done to stomp out this growing epidemic.
In February, the CDC offered to help. With a
push from Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin, the state requested an “Epi-Aid” an investigation followed by rapid, short-term assistance.
In April, the CDC sent two specialists to Charleston for a three-month term. Now, the CDC is sending reinforcements a team of five to nine people will work in Charleston for four weeks, along with a host of experts working remotely.
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HUNTINGTON â Huntington City Council meetings have been closed to the public for over a year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The meetings closed to the public in March 2020, shortly after the coronavirus began. Since then, city meetings have been broadcast live on the cityâs website, on Facebook and on channel 24 on the Comcast/Xfinity cable system. Residents can submit public comments to the city clerk prior to meetings.
Council Chairwoman Jennifer Wheeler said Friday following new guidelines from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which said vaccinated adults can go without masks unless local or state guidelines require a mask, that the council is interested in what the CDC says. She added for the most part that the council has operated based on local recommendations from the health department and the state of West Virginia.