WV and National Disaster News - May 26, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA   
 
COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for May 26, 2022 (WV DHHR) - There have been nine deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,942 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 2,256 active COVID-19 cases statewide.
 
Mayo Clinic COVID Map for WV
 
WEATHER

• State officials gather Huntington flood assessments to seek individual FEMA help  (Metro News)
• ​Manchin Urges Army Corps to Fund Flood Risk Reduction Project in Milton  (Office of Sen. Joe Manchin)

• West Virginia R​eaches $161 Million Settlement with Teva, Allergan  (WV Public Broadcasting)

NATIONAL NEWS 

COVID

• Vaccines offer little protection against long Covid, study finds (NBC News)
• COVID-19: Repurposed antibiotic shows promise in mouse model  (Medical News Today)
• New guidelines aim to combat alarming rise in eating disorders post COVID-19 (Medial News)
• Pfizer Offers Low-Cost Drugs And Vaccines—Including Covid Treatments—To World's Poorest Countries (Forbes)
• We're finally learning more about long COVID  (CNN) 

National Flood Insurance Program News: 

• ​Program Experts Urge House Lawmakers To Reform NFIP In Hearing (Law 360), related news:  National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, Credit Union National Association, and the CISION PR Newswire

• Severe weather, flood risk from huge storm to grind eastward into Friday (AccuWeather)  
• Flash floods may get significantly worse for major cities in the next 50 years (AccuWeather)
• Late spring storm keeping some Jersey shore beaches closed (WDEL)
• National Weather Service predicts above-normal Atlantic hurricane season (UPI News)
• FEMA Begins Assessment of Tornado Damage in Gaylord (Michigan 9&10 News), related news: Detroit News (MI) and WPBN News 7 (MI) 
• Some Caldor fire survivors and evacuees still waiting on assistance (Fox 40 News - CA)

• Youth mental health experts say it's crucial to address Texas school shooting with children (WBAL Baltimore)
• Feds warn of scams amid infant formula shortage (WMAR Baltimore)​