COVID-19 UPDATE: Gov. Justice reminds young West Virginians of $100 savings bond incentive to get vaccinated as average age of cases decreases

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Gov. Jim Justice joined West Virginia health leaders and other officials today for his latest daily press briefing regarding the State's COVID-19 response.
ALL VACCINATED WEST VIRGINIANS AGES 16-35 WILL RECEIVE $100 SAVINGS BOND; AVERAGE AGE OF COVID-19 CASES DECREASING
During Friday's briefing, Gov. Justice continued his push to get younger West Virginians vaccinated, reiterating that the State is offering a $100 savings bond to all residents ages 16-35 who choose to get vaccinated, and announcing that the median age of West Virginians testing positive for COVID-19 has now dropped at 34 years old.

"When it recently came down to 44 years of age, we thought, "Uh oh. We've got a problem. We need to get our young people vaccinated,'" Gov. Justice said. "But now we're down to 34, and that means we've got a ton of young people that are testing positive."

"I'm telling our young people out there as point blank as I can tell you that you absolutely should be concerned," Gov. Justice continued. "Even if you don't get sick, you can transmit this to others. That may be your granddad, your mom, or whomever, and we could lose them. The second thing is that there are side effects from this, and if you were positive today and you didn't even get sick, you may end up with a significant side effect throughout the rest of your life."

The $100 savings bond incentive will be retroactive, meaning all West Virginians ages 16-35 who have already been vaccinated will also receive the bond.

"We've absolutely got to get our young people vaccinated," Gov. Justice said.

FREE VACCINATION CLINICS TO BE HELD AT ALL STATE PARKS AND FORESTS BETWEEN NOW AND MEMORIAL DAY
Additionally Friday, Gov. Justice announced that free COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held at all West Virginia State Parks and State Forests between now and Memorial Day.

"Before Memorial Day, we are going to start with the high-traffic community parks and we will add more as needed," Gov. Justice said.
The current list of state park and forest clinic locations to take place prior to Memorial Day includes:
Berkeley Springs State Park
Cedar Creek State Park
Chief Logan State Park
Coopers Rock State Forest
Greenbrier State Forest
Kanawha State Forest
Little Beaver State Park
Pipestem Resort State Park
Tu-Endie-Wei State Park
Tygart Lake State Park
On Memorial Day weekend, all West Virginia State Parks and Forests will offer vaccines to employees, employees' families, and park guests.

Clinics will be set up at central park locations outdoors.

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