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PA Lifting COVID Orders Memorial Day Weekend, Masks Required Until 70% Of State Is Vaccinated PA Lifting COVID Orders Memorial Day Weekend, Masks Required Until 70% Of State Is Vaccinated
PA Lifting COVID Orders Memorial Day Weekend, Masks Required Until 70% Of State Is Vaccinated Normalcy is returning in Pennsylvania where officials announced COVID-19 mitigation efforts will be lifted Memorial Day Weekend. Capacity limits on restaurants, bars, indoor and outdoor gatherings will be lifted on May 31, Governor Tom Wolf's administration said Tuesday.  The public mask mandate will be lifted when 70 percent of the population -- including those 18 and older -- are vaccinated. As of Tuesday, 42 percent of Pennsylvanians were vaccinated, with 63 percent of individuals ages 18 and over had gotten at least one dose, federal data shows. Effective May 31, we are lifting CO…

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COVID-19: Here's Number Of Americans Infected Despite Being Vaccinated, CDC Says COVID-19: Here's Number Of Americans Infected Despite Being Vaccinated, CDC Says
Covid-19: Here's Number Of Americans Infected Despite Being Vaccinated, CDC Says The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has released the first data on so-called "breakthrough" COVID-19 cases, meaning individuals who have become infected -- despite being fully vaccinated. So far, there have been about 5,800 such cases, the CDC told CNN.  At the time that data was collected, 77 million American adults had been fully vaccinated, meaning 99.992 percent had dodged the disease. The efficacy rates of the double-dose Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are both around 95 percent. "To date, no unexpected patterns have been identified in case demographics or v…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Gov. Tom Wolf Gets His First Dose Of Vaccine Gov. Tom Wolf Gets His First Dose Of Vaccine
Gov. Tom Wolf Gets His First Dose Of Vaccine Gov. Tom Wolf had his first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, reports abc27 Gov. Wolf says he did not want to “butt in line,” but as vaccines among adults in the state rise and more appointments have become available, he is ready to roll up his sleeve. Pennsylvania ranks tenth in the nation for vaccinations with 42% of Pennsylvanians having received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccines available. Wolf did not say which vaccine he received.

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by Jillian Pikora
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COVID-19 Combo Pack: Mixup Leads To Man Getting One Dose Each Of Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines COVID-19 Combo Pack: Mixup Leads To Man Getting One Dose Each Of Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines
Covid-19 Combo Pack: Mixup Leads To Man Getting One Dose Each Of Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines Call it a COVID-19 combo pack. A New England man is telling his story after a mixup led to him getting one dose each of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. New Hampshire resident Craig Richards quickly noticed on Tuesday, April 13 that the second dose he had just received was a Pfizer shot. His first dose had been the Moderna vaccine. "As soon as he poked me, he looked down at my card, and I think he realized he just gave me the Pfizer," Richards told ABC-TV affiliated WMUR of Manchester, New Hampshire. A supervisor at the site, the same place Richards received his first dose, …

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: With Concert Experiments Succeeding, Big Shows Could Return This Fall, Fauci Says COVID-19: With Concert Experiments Succeeding, Big Shows Could Return This Fall, Fauci Says
Covid-19: With Concert Experiments Succeeding, Big Shows Could Return This Fall, Fauci Says Successes with experimental concerts in Spain and Germany have convinced Dr. Anthony Fauci that big shows could return to the U.S. this fall -- provided Americans reach an effective level of herd immunity. “I think you can start getting back to almost full capacity of seating,” the nation's top infectious disease expert said during a virtual live event over the weekend. “What the performing arts needs to do is to do a little bit more of what the Germans are doing,” Fauci noted. A controlled experiment in Germany featuring a show by pop singer Tim Bendzko safely accommodated about 1,400 at…

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COVID-19: Northampton County Testing Site Sees Almost 1 In 5 Positive Rate COVID-19: Northampton County Testing Site Sees Almost 1 In 5 Positive Rate
Covid-19: Northampton County Testing Site Sees Almost 1 In 5 Positive Rate One Northampton County COVID-19 testing site has seen nearly one in five patients return positive results for the virus. The drive-thru testing site at Coordinated Health in Bethlehem Township (3100 Emrick Blvd.) has a positive COVID-19 rate of 19.2 percent, county officials said Monday. “Nearly one-in-five people who are tested at this site are positive,” said County Executive Lamont McClure. “Please, if you’re eligible, get vaccinated.” The Coordinated Health drive-thru testing site can be found in the parking area toward the back of the building separate from routine patient care and p…

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by Valerie Musson