When it comes to using a mask to protect yourself and others from COVID, N95 is the best bet. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
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By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is increasing federal support for COVID-19 testing for schools in a bid to keep them open…
The Berks County coroner’s office reported 24 COVID-19 deaths for last week, about 20% of the total of 123 deaths handled by the office for…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday brushed aside questions about whether he will issue more orders for shutdowns as cases of the…
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…
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.…
The Reading School District will switch to live virtual learning for all students during the week following winter break due to COVID-19 concerns, the district…
Avoiding injuries and recovering more quickly are goals that all athletes strive to achieve. So it’s no surprise that percussion massagers have become a hot…
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…
Jan. 4: Master Watershed Steward information session, 7 p.m., Berks County Extension, 1238 County Welfare Road, Bern Township. Register for the information sessions: https://extension.psu.edu/masterwatershed-steward-information-session-for-berks-andschuylkill-counties. Webinar…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Already declining U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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…