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Teen advocates emphasize vaccine safety for those 12 and older

Friday, June 18 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - First Lady Frances Wolf and Acting Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson moderated a panel discussion on vaccine safety for teens and young adults. The panel, hosted by the Governor’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs, was entitled Vax Facts: Teen Edition.... Read More.

57.5 percent of Pennsylvanians 18 and older fully vaccinated

Wednesday, June 16 by wcednews

Department Of Health: Over 11.2 Million Vaccinations To Date, 60.9% Of Entire Population Received First Dose, 57.5% Of Pennsylvanians Age 18 And Older Fully Vaccinated, PA Ranks 9th Among 50 States For First Dose Vaccinations 453 New Cases, 512 Patients Hospitalized And 130 Patients In... Read More.

PA outlines guidance for kids not yet eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Wednesday, June 9 by wcednews

Philadelphia, PA - Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Meg Snead, Acting Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson, and Acting Commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health Dr. Cheryl Bettigole visited the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia to outline guidance to keep children... Read More.

54.6 percent of adult Pennsylvanians fully vaccinated

Friday, June 4 by wcednews

Department Of Health: Over 10.6 Million Vaccinations To Date, 58.6% Of Entire Population Received First Dose, 54.6% Of Pennsylvanians Age 18 And Older Fully Vaccinated, PA Ranks 9th Among 50 States For First Dose Vaccinations 656 New Cases, 929 Patients Hospitalized And 229 Patients In... Read More.

PA businesses, events, venues return to 100% capacity on Memorial Day

Monday, May 31 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - All businesses, events and venues in Pennsylvania can return to 100 percent capacity with the lifting of COVID-19 mitigation orders starting Monday, May 31 at 12:01 a.m. The current order requiring masks for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated individuals will remain in place... Read More.

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... Read More.

56.7 percent of Pennsylvanians have at least first dose of vaccine

Tuesday, May 25 by wcednews

Department Of Health: Over 10.2 Million Vaccinations To Date, 56.7% Of Entire Population Received First Dose, 51.8% Of Pennsylvanians Age 18 And Older Fully Vaccinated, PA Ranks 9th Among 50 States For First Dose Vaccinations Two-Day Total Of 1,549 New Cases, 1,261 Patients Hospitalized And... Read More.

Governor Wolf receives second COVID-19 vaccination

Wednesday, May 19 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf received his second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday at the Family First Health Center in downtown York. Dr. Asceline Go, vice president of Medical Services at Family First Health, administered the vaccine. “I am very pleased... Read More.

Dept of Health: Businesses maintain option to require individuals to wear masks

Monday, May 17 by wcednews

Pennsylvania - Although the CDC and the Pennsylvania Department of Health say that fully vaccinated individuals are allowed to not wear a mask indoors or outdoors in most situations now, they remind you that private businesses absolutely still have the ability to continue to... Read More.

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