WV and National Disaster News - August 23, 2021

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 WEST VIRGINIA

WVNG, emergency officials set to host large-scale, national Vigilant Guard event (MetroNews)

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice Launches More COVID-19 Vaccine Incentives With Prize Giveaways (CBS Pittsburgh)
Some doctors concerned spiking COVID cases will overwhelm W. Va. Hospitals (WCHS)

National

COVID

No vaccination? Americans back tough rules and mask mandates to protect the common good (USA Today)

New Evidence Points To Antibodies As A Reliable Indicator Of Vaccine Protection (NPR)

Demand For COVID Antibody Drugs Soars In Hard-Hit States (NPR)

As Childhood Covid Cases Spike, School Vaccination Clinics Are Slow Going (New York Times)

'It's impossible': Lack of Covid safeguards overwhelm school nurses (NBC News)

WEATHER

Henri Brings Power Outages and Record Rain to Northeast  (The New York Times)

22 dead, many missing after 17 inches of rain in Tennessee (Associated Press)

9 national forests close in California as state grapples with drought-fueled wildfires (CNN)

State, FEMA approves millions to help flooded homeowners (Coastal Review)

Billions stolen in Covid relief funds (NBC News)