WV and National Disaster News - January 8, 2021

1/8/2021

West Virginia

· January on track to be deadliest yet in Mountain State as health workers rush to administer vaccines (The Exponent Telegram)

· COVID-19 deaths in West Virginia top 1,500 (MetroNews-Radio)

· State’s New Mass Vaccination Sites Help Seniors Get Access Quicker (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

· Local schools differ on “return to classroom” plans (WTAP-TV)

· More than 350 Harrison County (West Virginia) school staff receive first COVID-19 vaccine Thursday (The Exponent Telegram)

National News

· Law enforcement missed key signs ahead of riot on US Capitol (CNN)

· 500 Displaced by Texas Tornado (The Weather Channel)

· 2nd snowstorm in less than a week to target southern US (Accuweather)

· Inauguration planners reassessing security after Capitol siege (Politico)

· Extreme weather cost the US almost $100 billion (double) in damage last year (Mic)

COVID-19

· Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against virus variant (ABC News)

· What's behind New York's COVID vaccine rollout disaster? (Fox News)

· Medical Groups Criticize Proposed Oklahoma Vaccine Rule (US News & World Report)

· Hospital group presses Trump administration for ongoing federal help with vaccine distribution (CNBC)

· Covid-19 vaccination rate will take 3 years to reach herd immunity - CNN Video (CNN)

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