COVID-19 vaccine

Centre Volunteers in Medicine vaccinates nearly 2,000 kids ages 5-11 this week

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This week, Centre Volunteers in Medicine is hosting its first three COVID-19 vaccine clinics for kids ages 5-11 to get the Pfizer shot.

A Bradford Regional Medical Center sign that directs visitors to different departments

New York State vaccine mandate for hospitals may hamper healthcare access for some Pennsylvanians

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The State of New York gives hospital and nursing home employees until Sept. 27 to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face termination. That could impact access to healthcare for some residents in the City of Bradford and McKean County, which are served by nearby Olean General Hospital in Southern New York.

Penn State biologist Andrew Read (right) and research assistant Chris Cairns studied Marek’s disease virus in poultry chickens.

Penn State Researcher Says Vaccine-Driven Virus Evolution In Chickens Shouldn't Discourage COVID-19 Vaccination

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A research paper published in 2015 showed vaccines could enable more deadly variants of a virus to spread among chickens. Penn State researcher Dr. Andrew Read says the paper has gone viral in recent weeks because readers are misunderstanding it.

All staff at Centre Care nursing home, formerly known as Centre Crest, will be vaccinated against COVID-19 by early October under President Biden's mandate.

All Centre Care Staff Will Be Vaccinated By October Under White House Mandate

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Centre Care in College Township said it’s on track to meet President Biden’s goal to vaccinate all staff working at nursing homes that receive Medicare or Medicaid funding by early October.

Students walk across the Old Main lawn during the first week of the 2021 fall semester

Campus Rally Protests Masking Requirement As Penn State Publishes Latest Vaccination Data

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Eighty percent of Penn State University Park students have provided proof of their COVID-19 vaccination. Some say that should be a reason to end the indoor masking requirement.

Penn State Still Won't Require COVID-19 Vaccination Despite FDA Approval For Pfizer Shot

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Penn State said it still won’t mandate vaccinations after the Food and Drug Administration officially approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Monday.

Education

Penn State faculty approve vote of ‘no confidence’ in administration’s fall COVID plans

Anne Danahy

Criticizing the Penn State administration’s COVID-19 plans for the fall, the university Faculty Senate voted Friday to approve a motion of no confidence…

Holley Snyder, 45 of Hanover Township in Luzerne County, received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the Wayne County Fair.

Medicine and Health

Pa. Is Trying County Fairs, Text Messages, And Door-Knocking To Raise The Vaccination Rate

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Penn State students walk across the University Park campus at the beginning of the fall 2020 semester.

Education

Penn State Isn’t Making COVID-19 Vaccines A Must, Will Test Those Unvaccinated Weekly In The Fall

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Updated: Wednesday, August 4, at 12:56 p.m. With the fall semester beginning in three weeks, Penn State said it’s not making COVID-19 vaccinations a…

Old Main, the administration building, on Penn State's University Park campus

Medicine and Health

Penn State, Sticking With Voluntary COVID Vaccines, Points To Politics As A Factor

Anne Danahy

As Penn State continues to encourage — not require — students and employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 before the fall semester, one factor it has to…