Black, Asian and Latinx people in the Lehigh Valley and across Pennsylvania are less likely to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 than white and non-Latinx people as of mid-April, data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health shows.
Apr 30, 2021
Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health added 3322 new cases of coronavirus to the state s overall total, which is now 1,146,398. 50 new deaths attributed to COVID-19 were also added, leaving the state with 26,179 since the pandemic began. Right now 2447 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, 539 of whom are in the ICU.
Lehigh Valley Health Network is now accepting walk-ins at its vaccine clinic at Northampton Crossings at 3768 Easton Nazareth Highway in Lower Nazareth Township. The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Those 18 and older can walk in without an appointment to receive the first dose of the Moderna vaccine. They will be scheduled on-site for their second dose of the vaccination. People who prefer making an appointment for the clinic may still do so.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network will now accept walk-ins for COVID-19 vaccinations at their Northampton County clinic.
LVHN announced Wednesday that their COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic-Northampton Crossings location at 3768 Easton Nazareth Highway in Lower Nazareth Township will allow patients age 18 and older to come in for their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment.
The clinic launched the walk-in operation on Wednesday, and will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Monday to Friday. Patients will be scheduled for their follow-up dose on site after their initial vaccination.
Those that wish to arrange an appointment for a vaccine at LVHN’s Northampton Crossings clinic, or at the Pocono, Hazleton, Schuylkill or MacArthur Road clinics, can do so on the respective locations’ websites, by utilizing their MyLVHN accounts, or by calling 1-833-584-6283 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday or Sunday.
Apr 27, 2021
Pennsylvania is among seven states losing a seat in the U.S. House after the numbers from the 2020 Census were counted. That means Pennsylvania s congressional delegation will drop from 18 to 17 and its share of the Electoral College will be trimmed from 20 to 19. Pennsylvania s population grew by 2.4-percent since 2010, well behind the nationwide 7.4-percent growth rate.
New Jersey is holding on to all its representatives in Washington D.C. It comes after results from the 2020 Census were released, revealing the Garden State s population grew by nearly 500,000 people over the past decade. Gov. Phil Murphy is citing the results as a win, saying they are a testament that New Jersey is the best state in the nation to live, work and raise a family.