St. Luke’s University Health Network is gearing up to administer the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine to children, ages 5 to 11, soon after the CDC approves it for emergency use authorization, which is expected to happen on or before Nov. 3. The FDA approved it last week.
St. Luke’s University Health Network announced Tuesday that most of its 17,000 employees have complied with its previously announced COVID-19 vaccine mandate, although it confirmed that a small number resigned rather than receive the vaccine and others have received vaccination deferrals.
If you're looking forward to getting out and enjoying nature this fall and you're unvaccinated against COVID-19, state officials hope you'll consider getting a jab before or after you walk, jog, hike or kayak through one of five state parks where free vaccination clinics are now scheduled.
For Lehigh University students, faculty and staff looking to have a normal fall semester, thanks to COVID-19, it has been anything but that so far.
As the highly-transmissable Delta variant's spread has coupled with falling vaccination rates, COVID-19 statistics around the U.S. and in Pennsylvania have taken a turn for the worse in recent weeks. And in Northampton County, where a key indicator of the virus' spread has placed it at a Very High risk level, the numbers may be particularly troubling.
As other local school districts continue to grapple with proposed mask mandates for students--and the controversy surrounding them--officials at the Palisades School District in Bucks County have been winning praise for their response to COVID-19.
Public health experts continue to urge that qualified individuals be vaccinated, and there are still opportunities for those who haven't yet received the COVID-19 vaccine to do so.
The three major health care providers in the Lehigh Valley are banding together to make a statement about the COVID-19 vaccine's efficacy by requiring all of their employees to be vaccinated.
Individuals looking for a simple and easy way to sign up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine can now schedule their appointment by texting the word “Vaccine” to St. Luke's at 23762.
St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) announced Wednesday that it has begun providing COVID-19 protection to adolescents ages 12-15 using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
