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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.

Reminder: No health insurance needed to receive COVID-19 vaccine

Friday, May 21 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Here's a quick reminder... even if you're uninsured, you can still get the COVID-19 vaccine at no cost. The Pennsylvania Department of Health says these vaccines are available at no cost regardless of whether you have health insurance. Each of the three... 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

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... Read More.

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... Read More.

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine fully approved for ages 12-15

Friday, May 14 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - The Department of Health encouraged all COVID-19 vaccine providers to start vaccinating anyone age 12 and over with the Pfizer vaccine as recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC’s Advisory... Read More.

44.1 percent of PA adults are fully vaccinated for COVID-19

Monday, May 10 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - The PA Department Of Health says now there have been more than 9.1 million vaccinations given so far in Pennsylvania, but there is still a long way to go before the goal of 70 percent of Pennsylvanian adults become fully vaccinated. 51.9... Read More.

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