State to offer COVID-19 vaccines to those 80 and older By
December 30, 2020 - 3:31 pm
CHARLESTON, W.Va. The state will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to West Virginia residents over the age of 80 on a first-come, first-served basis.
Gov. Jim Justice
Gov. Jim Justice announced the move Wednesday, which he said would benefit the state’s elderly residents.
“The faster that we can get shots in arms of people, especially that are of significant age, the more lives we are going to save,” Justice said at his media briefing at the state Capitol.
Officials earlier this week finished a two-week effort of an initial round of vaccinations at 214 nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Justice said now is the time to move the effort to elderly residents who are part of the general population.
For The Inter-Mountain
CHARLESTON While there are no plans to move older members of West Virginia’s general population up in the order of COVID-19 vaccinations, state officials said Monday that they are moving quickly to get to those seniors.
Gov. Jim Justice and state coronavirus response officials briefed the press Monday at the State Capitol Building about the latest COVID-19 data and the vaccination effort in the state.
According to the Department of Health and Human Resources, of the 60,875 doses received as of Monday of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, 30,373 vaccinations have been administered. Another shipment of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines Monday and today will add another 25,000 doses to the state’s total.
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CHARLESTON While there are no plans to move older members of West Virginia’s general population up in the order of COVID-19 vaccinations, state officials said Monday that they are moving quickly to get to those seniors.
Gov. Jim Justice and state coronavirus response officials briefed the press Monday at the State Capitol Building about the latest COVID-19 data and the vaccination effort in the state.
According to the Department of Health and Human Resources, of the 60,875 doses received as of Monday of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, 30,373 vaccinations have been administered. Another shipment of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines Monday and today will add another 25,000 doses to the state’s total.
For the Intelligencer
Photo Courtesy W.Va. Governorâs Office â Gov. Jim Justice once again stresses the need to wear masks while in public places during his Monday COVID-19 media briefing at the State Capitol.
CHARLESTON While there currently are no plans to move older members of West Virginia’s general population up in the order of COVID-19 vaccinations, state officials said Monday that they are moving quickly to get to those seniors.
Gov. Jim Justice and state coronavirus response officials briefed the press Monday at the State Capitol Building about the latest COVID-19 data and the vaccination effort in the state.