More shots have gone into peopleās arms per capita across West Virginia than in any other state, with at least 7.4% of the population receiving the first of two shots, according to state data.
āLittle old West Virginia, that was thought of for hundreds of years, you know, as a place where maybe we were backward or dark or dingy,ā Justice said last week.
Instead, it turns out that āWest Virginia has been the diamond in the rough,ā Justice said on CBSā "Face the Nation" on Sunday.
The federal partnership involving both companies would have allowed Washington officials to dictate the terms of nursing home vaccinations, said Marty Wright, the head of the West Virginia Health Care Association, which represents health care companies.
The governor wants in-person learning to resume at as many schools as possible by Tuesday, long before teachers will have received their second vaccine doses.