Media Release
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Combined Team Tests for Coronavirus at Brookdale Charleston Gardens
March 25, 2020: after one resident tested positive, a combined team tested the residents of Brookdale Charleston Gardens, a Charleston senior living home.
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Guidance for Kanawha Judicial Annex Employees
March 2020: COVID-19 self-isolation and symptom guidance for employees of the Kanawha County Judicial Annex.
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Health Department Identifies Case of COVID-19 in Kanawha County
March 20, 2020: health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 case in Kanawha County, an adult woman who likely got the virus while traveling out of state.
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YWCA Mel Wolf Center Closure in 2020
2020: the YWCA Mel Wolf Child Development Center in Charleston closed on March 23, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Advisory for Self-Isolation
March 2020 COVID-19 self-isolation advice for Kanawha County: who was asked to stay home for 14 days and how to watch for symptoms.
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News release: KCHD, county, city establish unified command for COVID-19 response
(Charleston, W.Va.) – A Unified Health Command was established today to aid in Kanawha County’s COVID-19 preparation after weeks of initial meetings with leaders throughout the county. Led by the health department, the command will include representatives from Kanawha County, the City of Charleston,
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News release: KCHD to host free flu vaccine clinic Saturday, Feb. 8
West Virginia continues to see a high amount of influenza-like illness, but there’s still time for people to protect themselves with a flu vaccine. The health department will host a walk-in flu vaccine clinic on Saturday, February 8 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Free quadrivalent flu vaccines are availab
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the board of health Indoor Vaping Regulation
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Electronic cigarettes are not safe for youth, young adults, pregnant women, or adults who do not currently use tobacco products. Additionally, the CDC states that there is no safe nicotine delivery product, and all nicotine delivery products carry
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News release: KCHD hosting free flu vaccine clinic Monday
The health department will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 to offer free quadrivalent flu vaccines between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. No appointment or health insurance is necessary. Also beginning Monday, the Health Department will offer free quadrivalent flu vaccines to people
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News release: the board of health still accepting comments about proposed indoor vaping regulation
the board of health is still accepting written comments on proposed regulation eliminating electronic smoking devices in workplaces and public places. As of Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, the health board had received three comments in support of the regulation, four comments against the regulation, and fiv