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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine protection lasts at least 6 months, study finds By Kelly Hayes Extended interview: Expert explains how COVID-19 vaccines work and side effects after shots Dr. Williams Moss, an epidemiologist and executive director of the International Vaccine Access Center at Johns Hopkins, explains how mRNA vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna work and why side effects are more likely after the 2nd dose. BOSTON - New research suggests the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19 offers protection f...

Pennsylvania will be expanding occupancies to 75% at self-certified restaurants as well as businesses like gyms, casinos, and theatres effective April 4.

MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle vi/MediaNews Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle vi/MediaNews Group via Getty Images Giani Clarke, 18, a senior at Wilson High School in West Lawn, Pa., takes a test in her AP statistics class earlier this month. The desks are doubled as a way to provide more social distancing. MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle vi/MediaNews Group via Getty Images As President Biden pushes to get studen...

Seattle Public Libraries is moving to protect Dr. Seuss books from being destroyed by Seattleites pretending to find them offensive.

1 of 2 Janet Yost, the director of the Kutztown Community Library, reshelves a copy of "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street," one of six books by Dr. Seuss that will no longer be published. Yost and other librarians in Berks said they will not pull the books off the shelves without proper procedures. "This can be used as a learning experience," Yost says. "It opens peoples eyes as to how people felt at that time." BEN HASTY — READING EAGLE Copies of "And t...

Anthony Orozco / WITF Seven families — 25 people in all — who had been held by immigration authorities at the Berks County Residential Center have been released to live with sponsors across the nation. Their removal from detention does not mean they are granted asylum. They will continue their immigration cases while living with relatives and others willing to house them rather than in federal custody. “So this is a great move; it’s not the end of the road,” said Amy Maldonado, a...

Detroit schools resume in-person learning March 8 By Jack Nissen FARMINGTON, Mich. - Detroit schools will offer in-person learning to students beginning March 8, almost five months since the district went entirely remote. FILE - A poster from the CDC in the hallway that says, "Please wear a cloth face covering" and "Maintain a distance of 6 feet whenever possible." (Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images) DPSCD is the states largest district, however, they have yet to offer ...

US businesses that were hurt after the pandemic became politicized. Now, theyre joining the effort to get Americans vaccinated. ahartmans@businessinsider.com (Avery Hartmans) © Provided by Business Insider A line to receive the vaccine at Disneyland in California. Mario Tama/Getty Images By publicly supporting the vaccine rollout, corporate America could help get more people vaccinated. Walmart, Disney, Uber, Lyft, the NFL, and others are aiding in vaccine administration and ...

Governments say getting vaccinated and having the proper documentation to prove it will smooth the way to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and such efforts have gotten a head start in Israel.

Texas winter storm continues and now dangeous weather is moving up the East Coast CNN 2/19/2021 By Steve Almasy, Jason Hanna and Madeline Holcombe, CNN © Joe Raedle/Getty Images KILLEEN, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 18: A tractor trailer is stuck in the slick ice and snow on State Highway 195 on February 18, 2021 in Killeen, Texas. Winter storm Uri has brought historic cold weather and power outages to Texas as storms have swept across 26 states with a mix of freezing temperatures and ...