WV and National Disaster News - October 6, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID Testing & Vaccines

• West Virginia officials underline importance of new COVID-19 vaccine  (The Exponent Telegram)
• WV has only been allocated enough free COVID-19 doses for 13% of the uninsured population  (West Virginia Watch)​
• West Virginia non-profit faces difficulties with free COVID-19 test shortages amid changes in federal funding  (WCHS-TV)

 Weather

• WV will likely see first snowflakes of the season Sunday  (WBOY-TV)

Disaster Recovery

• Mississippi tornado disaster in Rolling Fork: Recovery or Ripoff? (WLBT News 3)
• FEMA head tours Calf Canyon/Hermit's Peak burn scar (KUNM Public Radio)
• New Mexico lawmakers call to extend deadline for wildfire recovery program  (KRQE News 13), related news: Sante Fe New Mexican and New Mexico Center Square 
• Why the New York City floods should be a wake-up call (The Washington Post)

Resilience

• How to build a heat-resilient city (Gist) 

• Tropical Storm Philippe will deliver another wet, miserable weekend to the Northeast (CNN), related news: The Weather Channel
• The communities experimenting with how to be more resilient to a changing climate (NPR) 

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