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Local students studying for careers in health care are finding themselves on the front lines of the pandemic before they even have a degree.
University of Scranton and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students are joining their peers around the region to help with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
âA lot of us 100% wanted to help the second we could,â said Katherine Snyder, a fourth-year medical school student from Dallas. âWe wanted to be involved in whatever way we could. We want to serve our community, we want to serve the patients who are at risk.â
Since January, medical and nursing students, under the supervision of their professors and licensed professionals, have been volunteering to give COVID-19 vaccines at nursing homes and at vaccine clinics around the region. University of Scranton students helped vaccinate those in the 1A category at the Throop Civic Center last month; medical school students administered vaccines to Geisinger health care work
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A snowy owl, rarely seen in central Pennsylvania, relaxes in a farmer s field in Cumberland County this week. Photo by Joe Hermitt, PennLive.com.
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Snow days: There’s a good chance central Pa. will see a couple inches of snow (or more) and ice starting Monday. Read more.
Out of jail: The 22-year-old woman accused stealing a laptop belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the Capitol riot will be released to the custody of her mother in Dauphin County. Read more.