WV and National Disaster News - September 26, 2022

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WEST VIRGINA

COVID & FLU
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for September 26, 2022 (WV DHHR) – There have been 14 more COVID deaths since Friday, September 23.  There are currently 1402 active cases.  Related article: WV News

• State and local officials urge COVID-19 booster and flu vaccination ahead of flu season  (The Exponent Telegram)
• Marion Co., West Virginia, Health Dept. set to provide bivalent vaccines this week  (The Exponent Telegram)
• WVU epidemiologist wary of flu season, recommends the vaccine  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Local Health Officials Not So Sure COVID-19 Pandemic Is 'Over'  (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)

 
DISASTER-RELATED FUNDING

• Parkersburg City Council to discuss COVID relief funds  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• Weirton Council could use ARPA funds on parks, police vehicles (The Weirton Daily Times)

• FACT SHEET:  Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions and Funding to Address the Overdose Epidemic and Support Recovery  (The White House)
• Opioid epidemic effects on children discussed at conference  (The Exponent Telegram)
• West Virginia infrastructure council OKs funds for Ritchie County project  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)

 
WEATHER

• Parts of Southern West Virginia could be hit hard by Hurricane Ian rainfall (WV News)

 
OTHER

• MOV Health Department holds 'stop the bleed' class for national preparedness month  (WTAP-TV)
• Berkeley County Receives Federal Funds For School Safety  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• West Virginia Transportation Secretary Wriston testifies before Senate EPW Committee  (The Exponent Telegram)
• Local union reps share concerns with Beckley VA staff shortages  (WVVA-TV)
• West Virginia nurses work to combat statewide nursing shortage  (WCHS-TV)

NATIONAL

COVID

• Pfizer vs. Moderna: What are the new bivalent boosters' differences? (The Hill)
• The pandemic's not over, but Colorado and the feds are winding down the public health response. So who fills in the gaps? (The Denver Post)
• 11 TV Hill: Better now than before, but COVID-19 isn't gone (WBAL Baltimore)

WEATHER

• DeSantis: Anticipate power outages, evacuations ahead of Ian (The Weather Channel), related news: AccuWeather and CNN 
• Joe Biden approves emergency declaration in 24 counties bracing for Tropical Storm Ian (Florida Politics)
• Puerto Rico Struggling To Restore Power After Hurricane Fiona (MSNBC), related news: Newsweek, El Nuevo Dia and Foro Noticioso 
• Biden approves Western Alaska disaster request as FEMA arrives to assess storm damage  (Anchorage Daily News)
• University City to ask for federal buyouts after flood swamped hundreds of homes (St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Missouri)
• Our Views: Congress needs to stop making disasters worse (The Advocate - Louisiana) 

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