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CHRIS MORELLI cmorelli@lockhaven.com MILL HALL — More than 200 staff members at the Keystone Central School District will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine very soon. KCSD superintendent Jacquelyn Martin announced during Thursday night’s school board work session that up to 228 KCSD staff members will have access to vaccines starting on Wednesday, March 10. “Pennsylvania has created an opportunity for school staff to be prioritized in the vaccination process,” Martin explained. “Our staff members and our bus drivers … are still eligible under this plan. All of them have been ask...

Column: Reserving the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine for Pennsylvania's essential workers such as teachers is a wise plan.

Ron Southwick rsouthwick@pennlive.com Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation Wednesday that will allow the Pennsylvania National Guard to assist with the state’s effort to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. “This bill will support the National Guard and other state agencies in the planning process for community vaccination clinics once supply of COVID-19 vaccines increases,” Wolf said in a statement. “This service will help further expedite getting vaccine to Pennsylvanians across the state.” The legislation enables the National Guard to work with the Pennsylvania Health Department to operate...

The entire new supply of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 single-dose vaccine in Pennsylvania will be dedicated to schoolteachers and education support staffs, including bus drivers. Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday that the Pennsylvania National Guard will assist Intermediate Units in administering the first wave of 94,600 Johnson & Johnson doses set to arrive soon in the state. “Our Guard is the perfect group to run this,” said state Rep. Tim O’Neal, R-South Strabane Township, who joined Wolf Wednesday in making the announcement. Wolf said there are about 200,000 public- and privat...

Gov. Wolf, COVID-19 Task Force announce plan to vaccinate Pennsylvania's teachers with Johnson & Johnson vaccine “This new single-dose vaccine adds another layer of support to get students and teachers back in the classroom,” Wolf said. Author: FOX43 Newsroom, Jackie De Tore (FOX43) Published: 12:08 PM EST March 3, 2021 Updated: 4:55 PM EST March 3, 2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. — Governor Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force on Wednesday announced a plan to vaccinate the commonwealth's teachers and other school staff members f...