COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Amid Skepticism, ER Doctor Wants To Educate Black Community About COVID Vaccine's Safety
The vaccines face a deep distrust in the Black community, which has been hit hard by the virus.
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The vaccines face a deep distrust in the Black community, which has been hit hard by the virus.
As we head into Christmas and New Year's, health officials are urging people to stay safe.
Pennsylvania is reporting more than 9,600 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday.
Mayor Jim Kenney, Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley and Managing Director Tumar Alexander will be holding a press conference on Tuesday afternoon to give an update on Philadelphia's COVID-19 response.
It's the first multi-hospital system in South Jersey to begin administering the Moderna vaccine.
Biden was vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine at Christiana Hospital in Newark.
Murphy said he wasn't sure why the purchase orders —typically a public document — were declined.
Hospitals in the state are slated to start receiving 198,000 doses of the newly approved Moderna vaccine this week, Levine said.
Pennsylvania's state government also spent $16.9 million on sanitizer, $2.7 million on gloves and $5.6 million on ventilators in early 2020.
According to Pennsylvania health statistics, nearly 200 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19 in just Bucks County.
The federal government is telling New Jersey to expect thousands fewer COVID-19 vaccines next week and for the rest of the month, though it's not clear why, the state's health commissioner said Friday.
Among those giving and getting injections Friday was a volunteer who's seen this coronavirus from two sides.
Murphy says the state is working to open 200 satellite vaccine sites in the state in the coming weeks.
Biden's incoming press secretary, Jen Psaki, says the president-elect will be receiving the shot in public.
To date, more than 30 dispatchers have contracted the virus and those not sick are working long hours.
