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INDIANA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT SETTING UP VACCINATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS By Hometown2
May 6, 2021 5:35 AM
In an effort to increase the number of people in Indiana County vaccinated against Covid-19, Indiana Regional Medical Center is teaming up with the Indiana Area School District to make the vaccine available to any student in the district 16 years of age or older.
In a letter on the district website, Superintendent Michael Vuckovich said that parents of eligible students need to complete a Covid-19 vaccine consent form and submit it at the first clinic on May 10
th at the KCAC. Students would also need to bring their photo ID and their insurance card as well. Parents are also asked to take part in an online survey embedded in the letter on the district’s website, www.iasd.cc.
IRMC ANNOUNCES WALK-IN VACCINATIONS MAY 5 AND 10 By John Smathers
Indiana Regional Medical Center has announced two walk-in clinics for the Covid-19 vaccine.
According to WCCSRadio.com, first-doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine will be distributed tomorrow and on May 10 from 9:00 to 4:30 at the KCAC on both days.
Vaccines will be available for people ages 16 and up, but those ages 16 and 17 will need permission from their parent or guardian.
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IRMC ANNOUNCES WALK-IN VACCINATIONS MAY 5 AND 10 By John Smathers
Indiana Regional Medical Center has announced two walk-in clinics for the Covid-19 vaccine.
According to WCCSRadio.com, first-doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine will be distributed tomorrow and on May 10 from 9:00 to 4:30 at the KCAC on both days.
Vaccines will be available for people ages 16 and up, but those ages 16 and 17 will need permission from their parent or guardian.
Photo ID will also be required for these clinics.
DOH: COVID-19 MITIGATION EFFORTS TO LIFT ON MEMORIAL DAY By Hometown4
May 4, 2021 | 1:28 PM
The Wolf administration announced today that all mitigation orders, except masks, will be lifted on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31.
The decision was announced in a news release from the Pennsylvania Department of Health earlier today, and it adds that mask mandates will lift when 70 percent of Pennsylvanians are fully-vaccinated.
Allison Beam, the acting secretary for the PA Department of Health, said in the release that “as more Pennsylvanians get vaccinated and guidance from the CDC evolves, [PA] can continue to move forward with reopening efforts.”
Requirements such as testing and reporting new cases will continue in places such as hospitals and long-term care facilities. The DOH also said that these updates will not prevent municipalities and schools from implementing stricter mitigation efforts.
UpdatedMon, May 3, 2021 at 4:35 pm ET
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Leapfrog Group gave D safety grades to Phoenixville and Pottstown hospitals in its spring report, while Chester County Hospital and Paoli Hospital received A s. (Shutterstock)
PHOENIXVILLE, PA Hospital safety grades from Leapfrog were low for several Tower Health hospitals in Chester County, including Phoenixville Hospital, Brandywine Hospital, and Pottstown Hospital.
The three facilities were awarded grades of D by the Leapfrog Group, an organization the performs regular assessments of hospitals. Numerous Pennsylvania hospitals received top safety marks while others didn t quite measure up in The Leapfrog Group s annual spring safety grades.
The nonprofit health care watchdog group grades hospitals twice a year, assigning letter grades from A to F based on each hospital s ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries, and infections.