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Dec. 16, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus

WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Dec. 16, 2021:

The (Charleston) Gazette-Mail
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/health/state-omicron-variant-hits-wv/article_989fd5c7-5549-5b13-aa37-f66bbb976d00.html

WV MetroNews
https://wvmetronews.com/2021/12/16/omicron-confirmed-in-west-virginia/

WV MetroNews — A “Talkline” segment with Dr. Clay Marsh starts at the beginning of the show.
https://www.spreaker.com/user/11096951/talkline-for-thursday-december-16-2021

WSAZ-TV
https://www.wsaz.com/2021/12/16/omicron-variant-now-west-virginia/

WCHS-TV
https://wchstv.com/news/local/marsh-omicron-variant-detected-in-west-virginia

WBOY-TV
https://www.wboy.com/news/health/coronavirus/watch-live-gov-justice-virtual-covid-briefing-scheduled-for-11-a-m/

WDTV-TV
https://www.wdtv.com/2021/12/16/breaking-first-omicron-variant-case-discovered-wva/

WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/omicron-variant-detected-in-west-virginia/article_92b216d4-5e8d-11ec-838d-177a67308b15.html

WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/west-virginia-officials-promote-covid-19-vaccines-holiday-safety-amid-first-arrival-of-omicron-variant/article_d7052e8a-5e7d-11ec-8c42-b323ca16d748.html

The Intelligencer. | Wheeling News-Register
https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2021/12/one-case-of-omicron-covid-variant-found-in-west-virginia/

WOAY-TV
https://woay.com/breaking-omicron-variant-detected-in-west-virginia/

WTRF-TV
https://www.wtrf.com/news/west-virginia-headlines/west-virginia-discovers-first-case-of-omicron-variant-in-state/

WOWK-TV
https://www.wowktv.com/coronavirus-in-west-virginia/west-virginia-reports-1279-new-covid-19-cases-no-new-deaths/

WTOV-TV
https://wtov9.com/news/local/covid-related-hospitalizations-on-the-rise-in-wheeling

Science Magazine
https://scienmag.com/new-study-identifies-most-effective-face-mask-practices-to-reduce-spread-of-infection/

West Virginia Public Broadcasting
https://www.wvpublic.org/health-science/2021-12-16/omicron-variant-detected-in-w-va-rapid-spread-expected

The Dominion Post
https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/12/16/clay-marsh-cdc-identifies-first-official-omicron-variant-case-in-west-virginia/

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph
https://www.bdtonline.com/news/first-omicron-case-confirmed-in-west-virginia/article_dad41c1c-5e8f-11ec-8d87-87baf6be4b63.html

WV MetroNews
https://wvmetronews.com/2021/12/16/mccabe-covid-19-patients-at-2-eastern-panhandle-hospitals-very-sick/

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2021/12/16/Carnegie-Mellon-university-covid-19-booster-vaccine-students-faculty-Pitt-spring-colleges-Pittsburgh/stories/202112160184

WCHS Radio
https://wchsnetwork.com/young-urges-continued-vaccination-as-omicron-variant-confirmed-in-west-virginia/

My Buckhannon
https://www.mybuckhannon.com/west-virginias-first-omicron-case-identified-in-marion-county/