Media Release
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KCHD, KCEAA to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinic Saturday
The health department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority will hold a community COVID-19 vaccination clinic Saturday, April 10 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston. The clinic will be from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The clinic will be a partn
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B.1.1.7 COVID-19 Variant Detected in Kanawha County
April 7, 2021: the first case of the B.1.1.7 (UK) COVID-19 variant was found in Kanawha County, with more than 140 cases statewide.
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News release: KCHD, KCEAA to wrap up more than 5,000 COVID-19 vaccines over past week
By Friday afternoon, the health department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority will have administered more than 5,000 COVID-19 vaccines during several clinics since last Friday, including more than 800 at today at Shawnee Sports Complex. In observance of the Easter holiday, KCHD and
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News release: KCHD, KCEAA to hold drive-up COVID-19 testing, vaccination clinic Friday
The health department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority will hold a combination drive-up COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic Friday, April 2 at Shawnee Sports Complex, One Salango Way in Dunbar. The clinic will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Along with wearing masks and social dist
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More Than 900 Vaccinated During Clinics at Kanawha County High Schools Tuesday
March 30, 2021: 919 students age 16 and older got a first COVID-19 vaccine dose at clinics held at the same time in all eight Kanawha County high schools.
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News release: Kanawha officials mourn 300th COVID-19 death
Kanawha County on Monday reported three additional COVID-19 deaths, making the county’s COVID-19 death toll 300. The three additional deaths were an 89-year-old female (died Jan. 18) a 94-year-old female (died Feb. 15) and a 75-year-old male (died March 3). “We continue our efforts to vaccinate as q
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News release: COVID-19 outbreaks reported in Kanawha schools
The health department on Monday announced that COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported in seven schools within Kanawha County. This is the highest number of school outbreaks the county has seen at one time since the start of the pandemic. Outbreaks are reported in: St. Albans High School, Chamberlain
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Health Department to Shift Vaccination Strategy, Plans Clinics for Students This Week
March 29, 2021: after a record number of school outbreaks, the county health department moved its COVID-19 vaccine clinics to high school students.
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News release: Call center to open to set appointments for Saturday clinic
Wednesday is the last day to call to make an appointment for the health department’s community COVID-19 vaccine clinic Saturday at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. KCHD, the Kanawha County Commission and the city of Charleston will once again open a call center from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. We
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News Release: Call Center to Open This Week for Vaccine Appointments
March 2021: a phone call center opened for three afternoons to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments for the March 27 clinic at the Charleston Coliseum.