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In West Virginia’s poorest communities, the state’s vaccine rollout has left vulnerable residents behind
West Virginia announced 46 COVID-19 vaccine clinics in January. Only two of them were held in any of the state’s 10 poorest counties. Now, state leaders say they’re working on a fix.
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Roane County offers a stark picture of how West Virginia’s ‘distance learners’ may not be learning much at all
Josiah Lesher is one of nearly 800 Roane County kids who opted for distance learning. He and 100 others failed all their classes.
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