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​ Department of Health: Over 8.4 Million Vaccinations to Date, First Doses of Vaccine to 49% of Population, PA Ranks 10th Among 50 States for First Dose Vaccinations 4,607 New Cases, 2,318 Patients Hospitalized and 522 Patients in the Intensive Care Unit 04/30/2021 Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., April 30, there were 4,607 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,151,005. Please note, a lab submitted j...

8 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERY ADULT is now eligible for vaccination. Learn more. 8 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERY ADULT is eligible for vaccination starting April 13. Learn more. × April 28, 2021 Today the Wolf Administration released a new economic impact report for Pennsylvania’s leading agriculture industry, in coordination with Team Pennsylvania and eConsult Solutions Inc., and Governor Tom Wolf ma...

Wolf Administration Receives $224 Million in Food Assistance for Pennsylvania Families with Young Children 04/27/2021 Harrisburg, PA - The Wolf Administration has received approval from the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to extend Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefit eligibility to families of Pennsylvania SNAP eligible children who are child care aged. This federally-funded program helps families cover the cost of breakfasts and lunches ...

Wolf Administration Highlights Life-Sustaining Food Assistance Programs Under Disaster Emergency Declaration 04/28/2021 Harrisburg, PA - The departments of Agriculture and Human Services (DHS) today discussed the Wolf Administration’s efforts to support Pennsylvania’s charitable food network and food assistance programs so that no Pennsylvanians are going hungry throughout the COVID-19 public health crisis, thanks to the disaster declarations issued by Governor Tom Wolf. Pennsylvania’s di...

Continuing to visit COVID-19 vaccine clinics around the state, Governor Tom Wolf toured a clinic at the Washington Crown Center in Washington County today.

Department of Health Extends Free COVID-19 Testing Sites in Delaware, Monroe and Northampton Counties 04/26/2021 Harrisburg, PA - The Department of Health today announced that the COVID-19 testing sites, available through a partnership with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare (AMI), in Delaware, Monroe and Northampton counties have been extended. “The virus is still present in our communities, which is evident by the recent rise in COVID-19 cases statewide,” Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam ...

It has been just over a year since Andrew G. Place made his final remarks as a member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, completing a five-year term. His seat on the five-member panel has been vacant ever since — and may remain that way as long as Gov. Tom Wolf continues his bid to bring the Keystone State into the Northeast Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, effective at the end of this year. RGGI is a compact in which participating states would impose a carbon fee on elec...

StateImpact Pennsylvania State Senate Republicans say they will block Gov. Tom Wolf’s appointments to Pennsylvania’s utility regulator unless he stops his effort to have the state join a regional cap-and-trade program targeting power plant emissions. It’s the latest escalation of their fight against the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which they say will hurt coal communities. The move shocked some environmental and consumer protection groups, who say Republicans are holding th...

Western Pennsylvania Health Care Partners Announce Scholarship Program for Long-Term Care Infection Prevention Specialists April 26, 2021 Share this on: Infection prevention in long-term care facilities has never been more vital than during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this unprecedented year, facilities across the world have been on the front lines battling the deadly virus. To support their efforts to care for one of the most vulnerable populations, the Regional Congregate Care Assistance Teams ...

Republican lawmakers are pushing for distribution of PPE so the Farm Show Complex can be opened for more events. The Wolf Administration says they are working on it