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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced yesterday that it will implement a requirement for a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery for air passengers boarding flights …
CDC Announces New COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — West Chester Police Lieutenant Chris Daly is set to receive almost nine months of back pay after he was fired for not adhering to the borough’s …
West Chester Police Lieutenant to Receive Back Pay After Being Fired Read More
POTTSTOWN, PA — On December 31, 2021, Berks County resident Cory Heckman, age 31, was admitted to Pottstown Hospital for treatment of COVID-19. The severity of the disease led to …
After 149 Days in the Hospital, COVID Patient Discharged Home Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Firearms were involved in 79% of all homicides and 53% of all suicides in 2020. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a historic …
United States Sees Highest Firearm Homicide Rate in More Than 25 Years Read More
MALVERN, PA — Ocugen, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCGN) says that it has entered into an amendment to its Co-development, Supply and Commercialization Agreement to expand Ocugen’s exclusive territory to include commercialization …
Ocugen, Inc. to Commercialize COVAXIN in Mexico Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director recently issued a Public Health Determination and terminated an Order under 42 U.S.C. §§ 265, 268 and 42 C.F.R. § …
CDC Public Health Determination and Termination of Title 42 Order Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — This week, the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee held a hearing on the EMS crisis in Pennsylvania. State Reps. Christina Sappey and John Lawrence, both of …
Reps. Sappey and Lawrence Request Hearing Examining EMS Crisis in Pennsylvania Read More
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — The Phoenixville Area Senior Center’s plans to resume indoor activities in the spring with a healthier environment received a big assist from Chester County government. The County Commissioners …
Chester County Commissioners Award $225K Grant to Phoenixville Area Senior Center Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Fewer than half of nursing home residents in Pennsylvania and only 18.2% of nursing home staff had received a COVID-19 booster as of mid-November, according to the latest data from AARP’s …
New AARP Analysis: Only 45.9% of Nursing Home Residents and 18.2% of Staff in Pennsylvania Have Received COVID-19 Booster Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf recently announced $2.5 million in state funding that will help grassroots organizations across the commonwealth encourage hesitant Pennsylvanians to get the COVID-19 vaccine. A …
$2.5 Million Awarded to Support Grassroots COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Efforts Across Pennsylvania Read More