WV and National Disaster news - May 7, 2021

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West Virginia

Government News

WV Daily COVID Update and Stats for May 7, 2021 (WV DHHR)

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 99-year old male from Kanawha County, an 81-year old female from Kanawha County, a 63-year old female from Raleigh County, a 72-year old female from Harrison County, a 76-year old male from Barbour County, and an 82-year old male from Jefferson County. See link above for more information.

Local news

• WVU officials urging students, faculty to get vaccinated (MetroNews-Radio)
• Kanawha-Charleston Health Department to hold more sensory sensitive clinic Friday (MetroNews-Radio)
• Walk-ins welcome at COVID-19 vaccine clinic Friday in Charleston (WCHS-TV)
• Mercer County hosts evening vaccine clinic (WVVA-TV)
• Kanawha officials release PSA video encouraging younger residents to get COVID-19 vaccine (WCHS-TV)
• IHME model: Universal mask wearing would prevent more than 50 West Virginia COVID-19 deaths by August (The Exponent Telegram)
• WV Gov. Justice promises to give vaccine percentage that will end mask mandate (WDVM-TV)
• School staff striving for safety and normalcy as pandemic drones on, vaccines roll out (WCHS-TV)
• First lady Jill Biden to visit W.Va. soon (WSAZ-TV)

National

COVID

• White House to shift how vaccines are allocated to states as Biden sets new inoculation goals (NBC News)
• States prepare for long grind as demand for COVID-19 vaccinations in US slows (USA Today)
• Pfizer, BioNTech begin process seeking full FDA approval for COVID vaccine (WNEP)
• Will we get a fourth pandemic stimulus payment? That’s up to Congress, the White House says (PennLive)

Weather

• 4.7 quake hits near Lake Tahoe seconds after early-warning system alert (MSN)
• Already?! Potential pre-season tropical cyclone brewing (AccuWeather)
• Mother's Day weekend storm to pose dangers to central US (AccuWeather)

OTHER

• COVID, a border crisis, now hurricane season: Is FEMA ready? (Spectrum News- DC)