WV and National Disaster news - April 13, 2021

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West Virginia

• Gov. Justice In accordance with CDC and FDA, all Johnson & Johnson vaccine administration paused in West Virginia (Gov. Justice Press Release)

• Gov. Justice urges all West Virginians to get vaccinated, says those who don’t are taking “an incredible chance” (Gov. Justice Press Release)

• State seeks to shift COVID-19 vaccination strategies to improve access (The Exponent Telegram)
• Focus Turns to Young Adults In Race To Vaccinate West Virginians (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Both young and old encouraged in W.Va. to get COVID vaccinations, Gov. Justice says (WCHS-TV)
• West Virginia Officials Call on Clergy in COVID-19 Vaccine Push (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• With state COVID-19 cases rising, officials concerned about vaccine hesitancy (The Charleston Gazette-Mail – can use browser Reader view)
• West Virginia officials voice faith in vaccines (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• No shows for vaccine appointments causes problems for health care locations (WDVM-TV)
• West Virginia Eclipses 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Given (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• More than 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines administered in Kanawha County (WOWK-TV)
• DHHR: More than 461,000 West Virginians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (MetroNews-Radio)

• West Virginia approaching 500,000 ‘fully vaccinated’ residents (WOWK-TV)

• These states found the secret to COVID-19 vaccination success (Richland Source)
• Monongalia County health leaders concerned about presence of variants (MetroNews-Radio)
• Monongalia County Health Department confirms nearly 200 cases of COVID-19 variants (WBOY-TV)
• COVID-19 variant cases rising in West Virginia (The Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
• Infant tests positive for COVID (The Register-Herald)
• West Virginia governor warns residents against relying on herd immunity, urges them to get vaccinated (WDVM-TV)
• Justice Warns Against COVID Safety Fatigue as Cases Increase in WV (WCBC-Radio)
• With active cases rising again, Justice says state can’t abandon caution (MetroNews-Radio)
• West Virginia reports eight COVID deaths over weekend (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• West Virginia seeing more COVID cases than some border states (WCHS-TV)
• Funeral Assistance Program reimburses families whose loved one died due to COVID-19 (WVNS-TV)
• Wood County 911 center continues to receive, deliver PPE (WTAP-TV)

National

COVID-19 News

• CDC studies find racial and ethnic disparities in Covid-19 hospitalizations, ER visits (CNN)
• U.S. COVID Cases March Higher, Hospitalizations up for Second Week in a Row (USN&WR/Reuters)
• How do you stop a COVID spike when you're in the middle of it? (MSNBC)
• Poll: 15% of Americans worse off a year into pandemic (apnews.com) (AP News)
• U.K. Variant Not Linked To More Severe Illness Or Death From Coronavirus (NPR)
• FEMA overwhelmed by calls on first day to apply for $9,000 for Covid-19 funeral expenses (CNN)
• CDC chief urges Michigan to 'close things down' amid spike (ABC News)

Vaccine News

• Here's what can help the US soon see a COVID-19 'turnaround,' Fauci says (CNN)
• Johnson & Johnson Vaccine: U.S. Urges Pause Over Blood Clot Concerns (NPR)
• Johnson & Johnson Vaccine: Blood Clotting Cases Cause Calls for Pause in US  (New York Times)
• Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine: CDC and FDA recommend US pause use of vaccine over blood clot concerns  (CNN)
• Pausing J&J COVID vaccine will have far reaching effects: Dr. Kavita Patel (CNBC)
• AT&T Stadium Now A Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Site (yahoo news)
• Puerto Rico to open vaccinations to all amid COVID-19 spike (AP news)