Val Genetti, born Valeria Elaine Yackshaw on April 28, 1937 in Hazleton, passed away peacefully due to complications related to COVID-19 Tuesday in Wilkes-Barre, where she lived for 50 years.
She is survived by her beloved husband of 60 years, Gus Genetti, Jr.,; children, Valeria Bozek, Gus III, Patricia, Cathy (Charles Sansone), Maria and Jacqueline Sullivan (Michael). She was the sister of Mary Jean Greco and the late John (Jack) Yackshaw. She was the cherished grandmother of eight, great-grandmother of two, and sister-in-law, aunt and friend of many.
A lifelong resident of Northeastern Pennsylvania, she was supportive and involved in many ways within the community. Whether she was attending an event or sharing in philanthropic endeavors, she was a partner with her husband Gus in every (ad)venture.
As the process of vaccinating the population against COVID-19 begins, state Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine on Monday said Pennsylvanians must not let their guard down as the holidays approach.
Levineâs comments at a news conference Monday came as the state saw another 7,887 new cases, including 513 in Northeast Pennsylvaniaâs seven counties.
âRight now, we need people to continue those challenging mitigation efforts, those sacrifices,â Levine said.
The first doses of Pfizerâs vaccine reached 17,700 of the stateâs health care workers last week and officials anticipate another 30,225 doses will reach health care facilities this week, Levine said.
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COVID-19 vaccines arrived for front-line health care workers at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton.
Some GCMC medical workers received their first of two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Thursday, the same day a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel overwhelmingly recommended a second vaccine for emergency use in the United States. Final authorization of that vaccine, made by Moderna, is expected as early as today.
As distribution of the Pfizer vaccine continues over the coming weeks, state Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said Thursday that officials are âhopefulâ doses of Modernaâs vaccine will be distributed beginning next week.