Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, except where required by federal, state, or local rules, including local business and workplace guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced yesterday. […]

According to the Centers for Disease Control, Pennsylvania has moved up to 11th for total doses administered per capita. Nationally, more than 116 million people have been fully vaccinated, nearly 45% of the adult population.  The commonwealth has now administered 9.3 million […]

The Wolf Administration will increase the size of indoor and outdoor gatherings on Monday, May 17, at 12:01 a.m. Indoor limits will increase from 25% to 50% of capacity, and outdoor events will increase from 50% to 75% of capacity. Masking […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to authorize its use in adolescents 12 to 15 years of age. Phase 3 trials demonstrated 100% efficacy and robust antibody response after vaccination. Click here for more.   

Case counts decreased for the third week in a row, with 18,183 new cases of COVID-19 reported this week, 21% less than last week. The statewide COVID-19 total case count now stands at 1,172,288. Across the state, 20 counties saw their […]

Townships that voluntarily provide paid sick and family leave to their employees due to COVID-19 between April 1, 2021, and September 30, 2021, are eligible to apply for federal tax credits. The paid leave may include leave taken by employees to receive or recover from COVID-19 vaccinations if your township approved this non-mandated […]

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have asked the Food and Drug Administration for full approval of their coronavirus vaccine for people ages 16 and older. The vaccine and two others are currently available in the United States under an emergency authorization […]

You may have noticed that Thursdays have been the day we bring you weekly updates on the Commonwealth’s Covid enforcement activities. After more than a year of enforcing the mitigation orders, weekly or regular reporting on enforcement efforts appears to […]

Yesterday, the Wolf Administration and the COVID-19 Vaccine Legislative Task Force announced that all mitigation orders, except for the masking order, will be lifted on Monday, May 31, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. The masking order will be lifted when 70% of eligible […]

COVID case counts declined for the second week in a row, with 23,091 new cases reported this week, a 16% decrease compared to last week. The statewide COVID-19 total case count now stands at 1,154,105. Across the state, 20 counties saw […]