Media Release
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News Release: Location Changed for Two School Flu Vaccine Clinics
School flu vaccine clinics in Kanawha County sometimes moved to a new site. Known site changes for the 2020 and 2021 high school flu clinics.
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Health Department and KCEAA to Hold COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Saturday
Spring 2021: one of the weekly Saturday COVID-19 vaccine clinics at the Charleston Coliseum, run by the health department and the ambulance authority.
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News Release: Health Department, Ambulance Authority and CAMC to Host Kids Flu Clinic Saturday
The county health department, the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority and CAMC worked together on Saturday flu vaccine clinics that children could attend.
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Health Officer Urges Alternative Worship Methods, Delaying Other Gatherings
In 2020 the county health officer asked people in Kanawha County to worship by other means, such as online services, and to put off gatherings.
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Health Departments Share Well Testing Findings From Paint Creek Spill
October 2022: Fayette and Kanawha County health staff shared test results from 19 shallow and hand-dug wells near the Paint Creek chemical spill.
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Health Department Giving Omicron Boosters, Flu Shots at Humana’s Inaugural Community Health Fair Thursday
October 20, 2022: the county health department gave Omicron COVID-19 boosters and flu shots at Humana’s first community health fair in South Charleston.
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Health Department to Host Cruise-Thru Shot Clinic for County’s First Responders
September 2022: an after-hours cruise-thru clinic at 108 Lee Street East offered first responders and their families flu shots and the updated COVID-19 booster.
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New Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters and Flu Vaccines Available Beginning Monday
September 2022: the county health department began to give the Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 booster and flu vaccines on Monday, September 12, with no appointment.
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Health Department to Give Monkeypox Vaccine During Rainbow Pride’s Big Gay Cookout
August 2022: the county health department offered free first doses of monkeypox vaccine at Rainbow Pride of West Virginia’s Big Gay Cookout at Coonskin Park.
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Health Department Adopts New Testing Guidelines Due to Budget Cuts; New COVID-19 PCR Testing Guidelines Start July 1
June 2022: the county health department said it would bill insurance for COVID-19 PCR tests and test by appointment only, starting July 1, 2022.