WV and National Disaster News - April 27, 2021

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West Virginia

Government News

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for April 27, 2021 (WVDHHR)

Governors’ COVID Update (Gov. Office/News)

Local News

• West Virginia officials considering offering vaccine incentive to some residents  (The Exponent Telegram)
• Justice to offer incentives for youth COVID-19 vaccinations (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• Pays to get vaccinated: Justice offers $100 savings bond for young residents to get shots (The Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
• Justice wants to offer $100 savings bonds for younger people who get vaccinated (MetroNews-Radio)
• Get $100 With A Vaccine Shot, Eligible For Those 35 And Younger (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• COVID-19 vaccines set to be available at state basketball tournaments (MetroNews-Radio)
• Once Leading The Nation, West Virginia’s Vaccine Rollout Has Slowed. Here’s Why. (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• VIDEO: Local health departments see decrease in people at COVID-19 vaccination clinics (WVNS-TV)
• West Virginia To Resume Using Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccine (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)

National/International

Vaccine News

• Men lag women in coronavirus vaccinations, especially in Black communities (Philadelphia Tribune)
• How A U.K. Imam Countered Vaccine Hesitancy And Helped Thousands Get The 'Jab' (NPR)
• You Don't Have To Suffer To Benefit From COVID Vaccination — But Some Prefer It (NPR)
• Here's What The CDC Says Summer Camps Should Do To Prevent And Respond To COVID Cases (NPR)
• Here's what one expert says can help hesitant Americans decide to get a Covid-19 shot (CNN)

International Aid

• US to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check (AP News)
• U.S. Sending Emergency Assistance As COVID-19 Overwhelms India's Health System (NPR)
• Coronavirus-ravaged India to receive help from California (The Mercury News)
• Situation in India ‘beyond heartbreaking,’ WHO chief says (Washington Post)

Weather

• Severe storms pose flooding threat across central U.S. (AccuWeather)

• In Texas, Biden’s infrastructure plan raises hope of an 'Ike Dike' to protect against hurricanes (NBC News)