West Virginia Wants To Administer 4th Dose Of Vaccine

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says he will ask the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for permission to offer a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines to residents 50 and older as well as to essential workers. At a news conference Thursday, Justice pointed to Israel, which last month became one of the first countries to approve a fourth vaccine dose for people. Justice’s request comes as West Virginia set a pandemic record for the number of daily positive coronavirus cases. The 3,345 confirmed cases reported Thursday were 29% higher than the previous mark of 2,585 cases set last Friday.