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

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

WV MetroNews
https://wvmetronews.com/2021/08/16/justice-says-covid-is-getting-dire-but-not-bad-enough-for-another-mask-mandate/

WBOY-TV
https://www.wboy.com/news/health/coronavirus/watch-live-gov-justice-schedules-virtual-covid-19-briefing-for-1130-a-m/

WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/gov-jim-justice-celebrates-west-virginias-continuing-vaccination-efforts/article_c7befb82-fea5-11eb-bb61-ab8fd480a62f.html

West Virginia Public Broadcasting
https://www.wvpublic.org/top-stories/2021-08-13/west-virginia-readies-to-administer-covid-19-boosters

The Associated Press
https://apnews.com/article/health-pandemics-coronavirus-pandemic-coronavirus-vaccine-wv-state-wire-2efe78e2b0f4ca66851b51e5e4eccce7

The Dominion Post
https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/08/16/state-now-giving-vacccine-boosters-for-people-with-compromised-immune-systems/

The (Charleston) Gazette-Mail
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/justice-continues-wait-and-see-approach-as-covid-19-surge-accelerates/article_99614e23-40ec-5450-a0b5-e39b0f8d4c3e.html

WTOV-TV
https://wtov9.com/news/local/gov-justice-holds-press-briefing-on-covid-19-response-08-16-2021

WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/question-of-whether-west-virginia-should-mandate-masks-looms-amid-delta-start-of-school/article_ebe4e2d2-fed3-11eb-9d5b-7393dad9d856.html

Loot Press
https://www.lootpress.com/west-virginia-achieves-vaccination-goal/

The (Beckley) Register Herald
https://www.register-herald.com/health/justice-has-dire-forecast-even-more-deaths/article_9eb78bbc-ff01-11eb-a7cc-d3f3ef0b58a7.html