WV and National Disaster News - May 11, 2021

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WEST VIRGINIA 

Government News

WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for May 11, 2021 (WV DHHR)

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 90-year old female from Jefferson County, a 51-year old female from Fayette County, a 72-year old female from Roane County, a 65-year old male from Putnam County, and a 70-year old male from Mineral County. More info at link above.

Local News

• Gov. Justice, COVID task force head appeal to people's patriotism to get vaccinated (WCHS-TV)  

• Justice ups ante, offers gift cards for youth vaccinations (The Bluefield Daily Telegraph)  
• Justice: West Virginia 'struggling' to use COVID-19 vaccine supply (The Exponent Telegram)  
• Justice says state ready to vaccinate 12-to-15-year-olds (MetroNews-Radio)  
• Vaccinate U? Contrary To Health Advice, Most Area Schools Won’t Mandate COVID Vaccinations (WKMS-Radio) 
• Marion Co., West Virginia, Health Dept. holds first mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinic (The Exponent Telegram)  
• Active COVID-19 cases now below 7,000 (MetroNews-Radio)  
• 11 new cases of COVID-19 U.K. Variant found in McDowell County (WVVA-TV)  
• Attendance restrictions lifted for upcoming graduation ceremonies in Harrison County (WBOY-TV)  

• Local Funeral Home Director: Families of COVID Victims may be Eligible for Partial Funeral Reimbursement (WCBC-Radio)  
• Flood: Despite pandemic, RISE comes closer to fulfilling housing goal for 2016 flood victims (MetroNews-Radio)

Opioid, HIV, Homelessness news

• Federal opioid trial: Huntington area ‘overwhelmed’ with prescription drugs (WSAZ-TV) 
• 9 Cabell pharmacies controlled half of opioid market, expert says (The Charleston Gazette-Mail – can use browser Reader view)  
• Fentanyl proves to be a rising issue in local counties (WTAP-TV) 
• CDC agents working in Kanawha to help task force address 'most concerning' HIV outbreak (WCHS-TV) 
• West Virginia receiving federal funding to address homelessness (WBOY-TV) 

national

COVID

• CDC: COVID is airborne farther than 6 feet — here’s what that means for returning to the office (CNBC) 
• FDA Authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use In Children Ages 12-15 (CBS Philly) 
• 5 things to know about the need for ongoing COVID-19 testing (Chicago Tribune) 
• Pfizer COVID-19 Treatment Pill: What You Need to Know (VeryWell Health) 
• J&J Vaccine Pause Stoked Hesitancy That Threatens Covid-19 Vaccination Drive (Wall Street Journal) 
• Maker of latest experimental vaccine will not seek authorization until July at the earliest (Washington Post) 
• 80% of Americans live within 5 miles of all 3 COVID vaccines (KKTV) 
• The world may need to learn to live with the virus. (New York Times) 
• Summer could be more 'normal' -- especially if people keep getting vaccinated (CNN) 
• States Turn Down Hundreds of Thousands of Vaccine Doses (WebMD) 
• US ‘turning the corner’ on pandemic but pressure grows to help other nations (The Guardian) 

WEATHER

• Tumultuous weather kicks off the week around the US (AccuWeather)
• Wildfire Continues to Push Toward Crown King Near Prescott  (US News)
• Heat wave forecast in Southwest as drought-fueled wildfires rage (AccuWeather)
• Gov. of California expands drought emergency (CBS news)
• FEMA denies aid for Newnan tornado victims (Alive)
• Soggy South to get little reprieve from persistent storms (AccuWeather)  

OTHER

• Gov. Cooper issues State of Emergency after Colonial Pipeline Cyber-Attack (Fox news)
• FBI names 'Darkside' as Colonial Pipeline cyberattacker (Fox News)
• Pipeline officials hope most service will be back by weekend (AP News) 
• The Real Infrastructure Problem (Wall Street Journal) 
• Russian spy unit suspected of directed-energy attacks on U.S. personnel (Politico) 

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