WV and National Disaster News - February 9, 2021

2/9/2021

West Virginia

COVID-19 UPDATE: Gov. Justice announces pharmacy partnership to further enhance West Virginia’s nation-leading vaccination efforts (Governor’s News Release)

COVID-19 numbers continue to improve in West Virginia; more vaccines needed (WOWK)

COVID-19 cases announced in local West Virginia school systems over the weekend, Monday (WV News)

500 more aged 65+ to be vaccinated in Harrison County, West Virginia, this week; 4,500 seniors still waiting (The Exponent Telegram)

WV COVID Daily Update & Stats for 2-9-2021 (WVDHHR)

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COVID-19 News

It's very risky for states to ease Covid-19 restrictions right now, experts warn (CNN)

Covid: WHO team says 'extremely unlikely' virus leaked from lab (BBC)

Democrats roll out a plan to send $1,400 stimulus payments to Americans earning up to $75,000 a year. (New York Times)

Vaccine News

Latinos are navigating barriers to Covid-19 vaccinations and experts say it comes down to access (CNN)

U.S. races to administer COVID-19 vaccines as variant threat grows stronger (CBS News)

Scary 22% vaccine efficacy in South Africa comes with heaps of caveats (ArsTechnica)

Why bad news for AstraZeneca's vaccine is a roadblock on the way out of the pandemic (CNN)

A Few Covid Vaccine Recipients Developed a Rare Blood Disorder (New York Times)

Experts recommend waiting 90 days before getting COVID-19 vaccine after recovery (KXAN)

White House COVID-19 Adviser Andy Slavitt Says There Are No Vaccine 'Silver Bullets' (NPR)

Facebook says it plans to remove posts with false vaccine claims. (New York Times)

Weather

The Weather Channel is now warning of a significant ice threat from the Southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic starting early Wednesday morning that will stretch from Texas to Delaware over a period of several days. The area of ice will be sandwiched between snow to the north and heavy rain further to the south. The ice will make for extremely dangerous travel conditions and parts of Arkansas and Tennessee are expected to see the highest ice accumulations. Forecasters says a second winter storm is set to sweep from the central Plains into the Northeast later this week, with a third storm potentially brewing for this coming weekend. AccuWeather reports the storm at the end of the week could bring another 6-12 inches of snow for some part of the Northeast with some areas getting up to 24 inches.

WV and National Disaster News - February 9, 2021

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