WV and National Disaster News - April 29, 2021

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West Virginia

Government News

• WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for April 29, 2021 (WV DHHR)
• Gov. Justice: Young West Virginians must “step up” and get vaccinated; clarifies that $100 savings bond incentive will be retroactive.  (Gov. Office)

Local News

• Gov. Justice says more vaccinations needed to remove mask mandate (WSAZ-TV)
• Active cases go back above 7,000 (MetroNews-Radio)
• 'Vaccine wall' complicated pandemic response (The Charleston Gazette-Mail)
• Gov. Justice announces vaccine incentive is available for already vaccinated young people (WDVM-TV)
• UPDATE: W.Va. working on $100 savings bonds for young vaccinated (WTAP-TV)
• Justice: Money for eligible vaccinated residents could come in form of checks (The Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
• Bridgeport High School Offering COVID Vaccinations to Students (WTRF-TV)
• Bluefield Area Transit offering free rides to vaccine appointments (WVNS-TV)
• COVID-19 cases surge as Greenbrier residents abandon masks (The Register-Herald)

Overdose Deaths

• Grant aims to reduce overdose deaths by connecting substance users in the emergency department to long-term treatment and recovery resources (The Register-Herald)
• Plan shows West Virginia would get about 1% of $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement (WCHS-TV)

National

COVID

• You're Vaccinated. Congrats! Now What Can You Do Safely? (National Public Radio)
• THD And FEMA Community Vaccination Center So Far Giving COVID Shots At 'Very, Very' Low Rate (Tulsa Public Radio)
• ‘We are witnessing a crime against humanity’: Arundhati Roy on India’s COVID catastrophe (The Guardian)
• Desperate Indians turn to unproven drugs as virus surges (The Associated Press)
• U.S. faces COVID-19 vaccine surplus as demand slows (CBS News)
• People from at least 16 federal agencies, including DHS and ICE, are working at two R.I. vaccine clinics (MSN News)

Weather

Beshear (KY) seeks federal disaster aid for more counties (AP)

Flash flood warnings in effect as severe weather threat grows in central US (AccuWeather)

‘It’s absolutely insane’: Swaths of trees cut after Oregon fires amid allegations of mismanagement (The Oregonian)

“FEMA Needs to Hear From You” initiative (regarding housing needs, Lake Charles, LA. KPLC)

A Breakdown of FEMA’s New Flood Insurance Rating Procedures (DS News)