•  Matt Rourke

  A CDC panel backs booster shots for older adults, a step toward making them available

  The advisory committee’s recommendation expands on the FDA’s authorization of Pfizer vaccine boosters for people 65 and up. Both regulatory moves will inform the U.S. plan to dispense extra doses.

  By Emma Bowman/NPR September 23, 2021 | 6:07 PM

•  Min Xian

  Some Central Pa. hospitals see uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations, especially among the unvaccinated

  “About a month ago, Penn Highlands hospitals were caring for just a handful of COVID-19 positive inpatients, but now we’re caring for almost 40 per day.”

  By Min Xian/WPSU September 23, 2021 | 5:23 AM

•  Quinn Glabicki for Spotlight PA / PublicSource

  Pa. lawmakers know a dementia care crisis is coming. Will they agree on a response?

  “The problem is now. It’s today. It’s not coming, it’s here.”

  By Colin Deppen/Spotlight PA September 23, 2021 | 5:03 AM

•  Courtesy of Tom Sofield

  Dauphin, Bucks among counties to test out mental health pilot program

  ‘Assisted outpatient treatment’ is intended to give people structure and keep them out of jail.

  By Brett Sholtis September 22, 2021 | 5:48 PM

•  Kimberly Paynter

  How a children’s COVID vaccine could offer a new normal for schools

  Experts agree a vaccine for younger students won’t suddenly trigger a return to normal, pre-pandemic schooling.

  By Avi Wolfman-Arent/Keystone Crossroads September 22, 2021 | 11:51 AM

• As Warren County COVID-19 cases increase, hundreds of students request masking exemptions

  Warren County is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases with the school year beginning this month. Close to 20% of new cases so far in September are among students in Warren County School District, where hundreds have been in quarantine.

  By Min Xian/WPSU September 22, 2021 | 4:57 AM

•  Commonwealth Media Services

  Official: Pennsylvania ‘well prepared’ for vaccine boosters

  Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam said vaccine providers will be ready to deliver booster shots as soon as federal authorities sign off.

  By The Associated Press September 21, 2021 | 4:48 PM

•  Matt Rourke

  Latinos surpass non-Latinos in COVID-19 vaccination in Pa., but devil’s in the details

  Data from the state shows the percentage of Latinos with the COVID-19 vaccine is higher than their non-Latino neighbors.

  By Anthony Orozco September 21, 2021 | 2:30 PM

• What causes long COVID is a mystery. Here’s how scientists are trying to crack it

  Anywhere from 10% to 30% of people who get infected with the coronavirus will have persistent symptoms lasting at least one month, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  By Will Stone/NPR September 21, 2021 | 12:21 PM

•  Matt Slocum

  Johnson & Johnson says its booster shot provides increased protection from COVID-19

  Johnson & Johnson shared data from its Phase 3 trial of the company’s booster shot on Tuesday. The data showed a booster shot at six months provided a 12-fold increase in antibodies.

  By Jaclyn Diaz/NPR September 21, 2021 | 9:39 AM

•  Kate Landis

  Pennsylvania mobile clinics seek to goose vaccination rate

  The vaccination rate among Pennsylvania’s Hispanic population of about 1 million badly trails the state as a whole.

  By Michael Rubinkam/Associated Press September 20, 2021 | 4:25 PM

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