Pa. must convince rural residents ‘freedom’ hinges on COVID-19 vaccine, health secretary says
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Pennsylvania’s next COVID-19 vaccine crisis may involve a lack of people who want vaccine rather than lack of vaccine.
The solution will involve convincing people, especially in rural areas, that they want and need vaccine, according to Pennsylvania Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam.
“How do we collectively partner on making sure folks understand that the facts and science are there, that the health and safety of our communities is reliant upon us getting vaccinated? And that the freedom that so many folks want, and the local control, will be facilitated best when we have the most folks vaccinated in the community,” Beam said.
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President Joe Biden is coming to Delco.
On the heels of the passage of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package that will put $1,400 checks into the hands of most Americans while also extending unemployment compensation by $300 a week, the president will make his first official visit and his first public appearance outside of the White House here in Delaware County Tuesday.
Exactly where and when he will visit has not been announced.
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The American Rescue Plan, which the president signed into law Thursday, also increases the child tax credit for a year to $3,600 for children under 6 years -old and $3,000 for children between 6 and 17 years-old.
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NORRISTOWN — As Montgomery County officials continue to express frustration with the state’s allocation of COVID-19 vaccine to the region, they indicated that because of the limited supply of vaccine