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Geisinger's decision to give special access to employees’ relatives earned a rebuke this week from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. About 3,600 relatives of Geisinger employees were vaccinated.

Lehigh Valley Health Network will hold its second mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom on Wednesday.

Lehigh Valley Health Network will host their second mass vaccination drive-thru at Dorney Park on Wednesday.

The options to receive the monoclonal antibody treatment inside and outside the Lehigh Valley have expanded as St. Luke’s begins offering the treatment to patients at its Miners Campus in Schuylkill County and LVHN now offers the treatment at nine locations.

Lehigh Valley health officials weigh in on boom or bust scenarios for birth rates due to COVID-19.

Gregory James Dutcher Gregory James Dutcher Sr., 65, from Riverhead and the Moriches area passed away on Dec. 24, 2020, at his home in Pittsboro, N.C., with his children by his side.  Greg is survived by his children, Arianne Ney (Paul), Rhiannon Taylor (Justin) and Gregory Jr. (Jessica); his beloved friends Pamela Dutcher and Brian Downs; his beautiful grandchildren, Ashlee, Skylar, Allexis, Krystal, Allyssa, Joshua, Anabelle and Noah; his great-grandchildren, Caroline,...

For those that have set an appointment, the drive-thru clinic will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Hamilton Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue will be utilized for vaccination lines.   Limited supplies for the COVID-19 vaccine have had a significant effect on the ability of hospital networks’ and other agencies’ ability to administer the vaccine in Pennsylvania and across the country. Despite the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s recent move to expand Phase 1A eligibility to patients...

COVID vaccine in the Lehigh Valley: Limited supply, patient dishonesty and other challenges Updated Jan 23, 2021; Posted Jan 23, 2021 Dr. Jeffrey Jahre, St. Lukes University Health Network senior vice president of medical and academic affairs and section chief emeritus of infectious diseases, becomes one of the networks first employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at St. Lukes University Hospital in Fountain Hill. In a conference call with reporters, Jahre recently...

Some of Pennsylvania’s largest health systems are delivering a reality check after the state greatly expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine this week, pointing out theres not nearly enough supply

Some of Pennsylvania’s largest health systems are delivering a reality check after the...