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Penn State main campus employees required to get COVID vaccine by Dec. 8

Thursday, October 14 by wcednews

State College, PA – All faculty and staff at Penn State's main campus at University Park are now being required to prove that they fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Employees at the main campus must be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8.For now, this employee mandate only...

Gov. Wolf: 70 percent of Pennsylvanians 18 and older are fully vaccinated

Thursday, October 14 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf announced 70 percent of Pennsylvanians aged 18 and older are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as of Wednesday, Oct. 13.“Today, the commonwealth has reached a milestone in our fight against this deadly virus,” said Gov. Wolf. “Now, 70 percent...

Pennsylvania prepares for a safe new school year

Wednesday, July 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - With the first day of the 2021-22 school year approximately one month away, the departments of Health (DOH) and Education (PDE) are offering recommendations to families and schools as they safely prepare for in-person teaching and learning.VaccinationDOH and PDE encourage all eligible students ages 12...

All Pennsylvanians allowed to go maskless starting today

Monday, June 28 by wcednews

Pennsylvania – Today is the first day in more than a year that all Pennsylvanians will be allowed to go without a mask in most situations. This is regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.Besides airplane and bus travel and some hospital settings, you won't be...

Pennsylvania will remove mask mandate Monday. June 28

Friday, June 25 by wcednews

Pennsylvania – This upcoming Monday, June 28, all Pennsylvanians regardless of vaccination status will be able to go maskless in most situations again.Besides airplane and bus travel and some hospital settings, you won't be required to wear a mask.Officials were hoping for 70 percent...

PA’s mask order to be lifted by June 28 as 70 percent will be fully vaxed

Friday, May 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Department of Health Acting Secretary Alison Beam today announced that the commonwealth’s mask order will be lifted by June 28.“After reviewing the vaccination data for people 18 and over and discussing it with the COVID-19 Vaccine Legislative Task Force, we have determined that the commonwealth’s mask order can be lifted on June 28 or when 70 percent of...

Vaccinated shoppers no longer need masks in Walmart, some other stores

Monday, May 17 by wcednews

United States - Many large stores will allow shoppers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to shop without masks. This includes that majority of Walmart, Sam's Club, Costco, and Trader Joe's locations.Other stores are also allowing their shopping to go maskless as well, as...

PA follows CDC: fully vaccinated people do not need masks

Friday, May 14 by wcednews

Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania is following along with the new CDC recommendations, saying that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks or face covering in most situations.PA's Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam, however, does say that masking rules are still in effect...

More than 3 million people fully vaccinated for COVID-19 in PA

Saturday, April 24 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - The PA Department Of Health says as of April 23, there have been more than 7.7 million COVID-19 vaccinations in PA. More than 3 million people in the state are now fully vaccinated. About 45.3% of the population has received at...