WV and National Disaster News - March 4, 2021

• Experts share tips for what to do after flood damage, how to avoid scammers (WCHS)
• This story advises flood survivors to contact FEMA for assistance. FEMA R3 has contacted the outlet’s news director to request a correction.
• Wayne, Cabell counties set up online system for residents to document flood damage (WCHS)
• FEMA R3 provided a statement to this reporter and was mentioned in the article. The governor and local officials are reported to be seeking a major disaster declaration and FEMA assistance.
• Justice has declared state of emergency for Greenbrier, 17 other counties (The Register-Herald – can use browser Reader view)
• Greenbrier County among those named in state of emergency (WVVA-TV)
• State of Emergency declared in 18 WV counties following flooding (WDVM-TV)
• Receding waters reveal damage in Village of Barboursville (MetroNews-Radio)
• Six classrooms flooded at Davis Creek Elementary; school prepares for cleanup (WCHS-TV)
• Tug Valley football program loses everything in flooding (MetroNews-Radio)
• High water shuts down roadways Thursday morning (WSAZ-TV)
• Dozens saved in dramatic rescues from flooding in Kentucky, West Virginia: ‘It was God, I tell you’ (The Daily News, New York, N.Y.)
• Governor: 50 is new cutoff age for coronavirus vaccines in West Virginia (MetroNews-Radio)
• WV expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility as delivery of doses ramps up (The Charleston Gazette-Mail – can use browser Reader view)
• High-Risk Children Now Eligible For COVID Vaccine (WTRF-TV)
• West Virginia expanding coronavirus vaccine eligibility; Gov. Justice alludes to lessening business, social restrictions again in near future (WBOY-TV)
• W.Va. to receive almost 93,000 COVID doses this week (The Register-Herald)
• WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for March 4, 2021  (WVDHHR)

• 'Fatigue is winning,' CDC warns as pandemic restrictions are lifted across the nation (Yahoo News)
• CDC's draft guidelines for vaccinated Americans call for small steps toward normal life (Politico)

• 'Vaccine angels' can only do so much: US struggles to make it easier to find COVID-19 vaccination appointments (USA Today)
• Accidentally Trashed, Thawed Or Expired: Reports Of COVID Vaccine 'Spoilage' Grow (NPR)
• Biden stands by May timeline for vaccines for all US adults (AP News)

• Three vaccines. Increased manufacturing. How US will have enough COVID-19 vaccine for every US adult in May – or even sooner. (USA Today)

Vaccine Equity

• Who’s getting COVID vaccine doses in Maryland? Here’s what the data shows about racial and geographical gaps. (Baltimore Sun)
• COVID-19 Vaccination Frustration: Concerns Over Equity, Cutting In Line As Maryland Deals With Limited Supplies (CBS Baltimore)
• Baltimore, Prince George’s leaders push for more equitable COVID vaccine plan: ‘We can reverse the course’ (Baltimore Sun)

• Brazil’s Covid Crisis Is a Warning to the Whole World, Scientists Say (NY Times)