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…
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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…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf suggested Tuesday that he is not considering additional containment measures as the omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads…
The Tower Health network of regional hospitals on Monday reported lower than normal blood inventory, part of a national trend of critical shortages at blood…
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…
By JAMEY KEATEN GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization on Monday is pushing for an international accord to help prevent and fight future pandemics…
Tower Health announced today that it has secured a new owner for Brandywine and Jennersville hospitals, and that both facilities will remain open as acute…
An emergency inspection of Reading Hospital’s cafeteria was prompted by an incident Oct. 7. A person who ate an ahi tuna poke bowl prepared by…
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an insidious, persistent foe. Over the past 20 months it has taken lives, it has sickened millions. It has shut…
The inconsistent nature of COVID-19 data reporting continued Wednesday. A day after Berks County saw its daily COVID case count spike to a delta surge…