August 16, 2021 DOH Announces Strategies to Safely Reopen Schools this Fall The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) announced two strategies to safely reopen schools this fall, including vaccination clinics for school communities and a grant-funded testing program for districts across the commonwealth.
August 12, 2021 90 percent of U.S. counties have high or substantial COVID-19 rates Ninety percent of U.S. counties are reporting high or substantial transmission of COVID-19, the White House’s COVID-19 Response Team reported today.
August 11, 2021 Pediatricians Serve Trusted Role for Parents on COVID-19 Vaccine A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation highlights the role of pediatricians to provide parents with trusted information about the COVID-19 vaccine.
August 10, 2021 Senate Passes $550 Billion Infrastructure Bill The U.S. Senate today passed an infrastructure plan that invests $550 billion into America’s transportation, broadband, and utility systems, while beginning deliberations on a $3.5 trillion budget proposal with several important health care priorities.
August 09, 2021 Report: Hospital Recovery Uneven amid Spread of Delta Variant Through June, the nation’s hospitals and health systems have seen mixed progress in their recovery from the pandemic, but the threat of the Delta variant looms during the second half of the year, according to the latest hospital national snapshot report from Kaufman Hall.
August 05, 2021 Record Number of Insurers Apply to Offer Insurance on Pennie during 2022 Pennsylvanians are expected to have more options than ever before on the state’s health insurance marketplace, Pennie, as a record number of insurers have applied to offer plans for 2022, state insurance officials said this week.
August 05, 2021 Moderna Seeks FDA Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna officials plan to submit their COVID-19 vaccine for full approval to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by the end of the month, company officials said today.
August 03, 2021 PA, Nation at ‘Pivotal Moment’ in COVID-19 Pandemic State and federal officials are urging the general public to get vaccinated against COVID-19, as cases and hospitalizations continue to increase with the spread of the Delta variant.
August 02, 2021 Report: Children Missed 11 Million Routine Vaccinations amid COVID-19 As children and their families prepare to head back to school, public health officials are offering a friendly reminder about the importance of childhood vaccinations.
July 29, 2021 DOH to Text Reminders about Second COVID-19 Shot The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is launching a campaign to reach about 254,000 Pennsylvanians who missed the second dose of their COVID-19 vaccine series. The DOH campaign will target individuals who did not complete the second dose of their Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines at least 10 weeks after their first dose, Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam said during a press briefing today.