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Pennsylvania temporary halted the Johnson & Johnson vaccine Tuesday after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration recommended a pause because of rare blood clots developed in six women between 18 and 48 years old. The news left Lehigh Valley health officials wondering what impact it could have on the state’s vaccine rollout that had recently been gathering steam.

Pa. tells providers to stop Johnson & Johnson shots while FDA reviews rare blood clotting cases Updated 2:01 PM; All Pennsylvania COVID-19 vaccine providers should pause giving doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for at least a week, on the heels of a Tuesday recommendation from federal health officials, the state Health Department said The department is taking the precautionary step as the Federal Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention review the cases of six women between the ages of 18 and 48, who had potentially serious blood clots 6 to 13 days after vaccin...

COVID in Pa.: All Pa. adults can sign up for COVID shot April 19; cases keep rising but easing of restrictions Easter Sunday still on | COVID-19 vaccine map (03/31/2021) Updated Mar 31, 2021; Any Pennsylvanian 16 or older will be able to sign up for the coronavirus vaccine on April 19 and many essential workers will become eligible sooner, some as early as Wednesday. The news of the state’s accelerated vaccination rollout was announced Wednesday just before the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 4,557 new COVID-19 infections and 44 more deaths, bringing the total to 1,024,857 cases...

Updated: 9:34 PM EST February 24, 2021 DANVILLE, Pa. — One of Pennsylvania’s largest health networks allowed employees' family members to skip the COVID-19 vaccine line, raising questions of fairness at a time of strong public demand and scarce supply. Geisinger's decision to give special access to employees’ relatives earned a rebuke this week from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, which said the health care giant shouldn’t have held vaccine clinics for eligible family members of employees. “DOH has been in contact with the provider to ensure that going forwar...

Feb 25, 2021 One of Pennsylvania’s largest health networks allowed employees’ family members to skip the COVID-19 vaccine line, raising questions of fairness at a time of strong public demand and scarce supply. Geisinger’s decision to give special access to employees’ relatives earned a rebuke this week from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, which said the health care giant shouldn’t have held vaccine clinics for eligible family members of employees. “DOH has been in contact with the provider to ensure that going forward they follow the agreement they signed, or risk losing ...