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Pennsylvania will follow latest CDC guidance on masking for fully vaccinated people, acting health secretary says
The CDC said today that fully vaccinated individuals can resume activities that they did prior to the pandemic without wearing a mask or physically distancing. Author: Keith Schweigert (FOX43) Updated: 4:44 PM EDT May 13, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday announced the state will follow suit after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks for indoor and outdoor activities, except where required to by law.
Acting Department of Health Secretary Alison Beam said the commonwealth s mask order reflects the announcement by the CDC.
The state Health Department said Friday it will use vaccines.gov as its mapping source effective immediately.
That map allows people to search for COVID-19 vaccine by brand name and see which providers have vaccine in stock. Information from the site also shows up in Apple Maps and Google Maps and powers Siri voice search.
The map, dubbed Vaccine Finder, was developed by Boston Childrenâs Hospital, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It has been previously used for flu vaccine and others.
âOur goal is to make it quick and easy for people to get vaccinated and to help overcome any hesitancy,â Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam said in a statement. âWe know that some people may be looking for a certain brand of vaccine or want to know which locations have vaccine in stock. This transition provides the best information to Pennsylvanians who want to get vaccinated as we work to reach at least 70% of
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HARRISBURG (AP) Pennsylvania is doing away with its own map of vaccine providers and says people looking for a COVID-19 shot should go to the federal government’s provider map.
The state Health Department said Friday it will use vaccines.gov as its mapping source effective immediately.
That map allows people to search for COVID-19 vaccine by brand name and see which providers have vaccine in stock. Information from the site also shows up in Apple Maps and Google Maps and powers Siri voice search.
The map, dubbed Vaccine Finder, was developed by Boston Children’s Hospital, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It has been previously used for flu vaccine and others.
State closes week with lowest case average since March 5; 65% of Pa. adults have at least first COVID shot, over half fully vaccinated; DOH now using federal vaccine map | Pa. COVID vaccine map (05/07/21)
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FILE - The Pennsylvania Department of Health is now using vaccines.gov as a provider map, allowing those seeking the vaccine to choose the brand they receive. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)AP
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With over 6 million Pennsylvanians having received their first COVID-19 shot, close to 50% of the state’s 12.8 million people are at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19. Of those 6 million, 4.3 million are fully covered more than a third of the state’s population.