June 07, 2021 CDC Report Outlines Severe Adolescent COVID-19 Cases Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged parents to vaccinate their teenagers against COVID-19, citing an uptick in severe cases of the virus in adolescents earlier this year.
June 03, 2021 Hospital Advocates Called to Action: PA Heroes Act Pennsylvania’s hospitals are at a turning point, and The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) is calling the hospital workforce to action.
June 02, 2021 Moderna to Apply for Full Approval of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna has started its application for full approval of its COVID-19 vaccine with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, company officials said this week.
June 01, 2021 WHO Renames COVID-19 Variants Using Greek Letters The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to identify notable COVID-19 variants using letters of the Greek alphabet, representatives from the global health body announced this week.
May 28, 2021 Wolf Administration Encourages Food Safety before Memorial Day Holiday and Summer Season The Wolf Administration this week urged Pennsylvanians to take food safety precautions heading into the Memorial Day holiday weekend and the summer season.
May 28, 2021 DOH: Reported Flu Cases Dropped 95 Percent from 2019-2020 Season The 2020–2021 flu season was one of the mildest on record, with fewer than 4,000 cases reported this year, officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) said today.
May 27, 2021 PA to Lift Masking Order by June 28 at Latest Pennsylvania’s statewide masking order will be lifted by June 28 at the latest, the Department of Health announced today. The announcement does not impact masking requirements for Pennsylvania’s health care facilities and public travel, officials said.
May 26, 2021 PA Hospital Community Offers Look Inside COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Today, Governor Wolf announced that 70 percent of Pennsylvania adults have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and the work continues to ensure every eligible Pennsylvanian receives this life-saving vaccine. Since December, Pennsylvania’s hospitals have administered more than three million COVID-19 vaccines and are proud to play an integral role in this effort to end the pandemic.
May 25, 2021 Legislature Takes First of Many Steps to Address Disaster Emergency; Governor Reacts The House State Government Committee today took preliminary steps to advance legislation that would extend portions of the COVID-19 disaster declaration until October but end other provisions related to unemployment, stay-at-home orders, and social distance mitigation measures.
May 20, 2021 Governor Wolf Extends COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Governor Tom Wolf today signed a renewal of the state’s emergency disaster declaration related to the COVID-19 pandemic.