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PA Requiring Masking in Schools, Early Learning and Child Care as Delta Variant Cases Rise

With a focus on protecting students and keeping them in classrooms, Governor Tom Wolf joined the departments of Health, Human Services and Education today...
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Tower Health Transplant Institute to Transition to Penn Medicine

Tower Health announced Wednesday afternoon that its Tower Health Transplant Institute and related transplant Nephrology and Hepatology practices will transition to Penn Medicine. THTI’s...
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DDAP Secretary Jen Smith highlights Importance of Warm Handoff Programs for Overdose Survivors

Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Jen Smith, visited Reading Hospital - Tower Health to highlight successes within their warm handoff program and...
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Prevalence of Ticks in Pennsylvania is High, Officials offers Steps to Prevent Tick Bites and Diseases

Pennsylvania Acting Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell, and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy...
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Reading Mayor adds concert tickets as incentive for vaccine clinic

Reading Mayor Eddie Morán is offering concert tickets to the La India concert in September as an incentive for a new vaccination clinic to...
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Women’s Health Caucus Chairs begin #OptInPA Campaign for Postpartum Medicaid Expansion

Women’s Health Caucus Chairs Sen. Judy Schwank (D-11th district) and Rep. Mary Jo Daley (D-148th district) held a press conference Tuesday about postpartum Medicaid...
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Tower Health to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine for Employees, Policy following full FDA approval

Tower Health announced Tuesday that it will require COVID-19 vaccination for all Tower Health employees when the FDA gives the vaccine full approval, a...
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Tower Health to Close Muhlenberg Vaccine Clinic, Last Day for First Dose August 11

Tower Health announced Friday the plans to close its COVID-19 vaccine clinic in September. The clinic, located at 1000 Tuckerton Court in Muhlenberg Township,...
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Reading Awarded $4 Million for COVID-19 Health Literacy Initiative

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health has announced an award of $3,999,382 to The City of Reading, as...
COVID-19

Berks Community Health Center Continuing COVID Vaccinations

At the end of July the Berks Cares Vaccine Center officially closed its doors in Muhlenberg Township due to a declining demand of the...
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