By LAURAN NEERGAARD The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots…
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As Berks County endures a record period of COVID-19 cases, county officials and state Sen. Judy Schwank have asked the state Department of Health to…
The COVID-19 pandemic in Berks County and Pennsylvania has reached a new level in terms of cases, with deaths from the illness surging as well.…
Amid the continuing surge of CVOID cases, Reading Hospital will begin screening visitors for COVID before they enter the hospital next week. Beginning Tuesday, visitors…
COVID IN BERKS The COVID-19 pandemic dashboard of the Pennsylvania Department of Health showed the following after its update Friday. 358: New cases and reinfections…
By MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer said Tuesday that its experimental pill to treat COVID-19 appears effective against the omicron variant. The company also…
Diagnosed COVID-19 cases and reinfections continued at a blistering pace Saturday in Berks County, with effectively a record day for the 21-month pandemic. There were…
By LAURAN NEERGAARD Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may offer important protection against the new omicron variant even though…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ten people aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship approaching New Orleans have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Saturday night. The…
The busy COVID vaccination clinic at Gov. Mifflin Intermediate School paused Saturday morning as state Sen. Judy Schwank led the community in an appreciation for…
People lined up early on Saturday to get COVID-19 tests at the state health department-sponsored drive-through site in Bern Township. “The purpose of COVID testing…
By ZEKE MILLER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — With rising numbers of COVID-19 cases predicted this winter, President Joe Biden on Thursday appealed…
The last 18 months have been hard on education. The COVID pandemic has closed schools and forced students to learn online. It has thinned already…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf suggested Tuesday that he is not considering additional containment measures as the omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads…
By JAMEY KEATEN, RAF CASERT and MARI YAMAGUCHI GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant…
By RAF CASERT and MARI YAMAGUCHI BRUSSELS (AP) — Taking an act-now-ask-questions-later approach, countries around the world slammed their doors shut again to try to…