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KCSD reports eight active cases of COVID-19

MILL HALL — There are eight active cases of COVID-19 in the Keystone Central School District, according to an email sent to parents and families on Friday afternoon. According to KCSD superintendent Jacquelyn Martin, the eight cases break down like this: One active case among staff and seven among students across three different schools. “I want to commend our staff and students for their vigilance in following the safety guidelines and keeping pandemic contacts to a minimum,” Martin said in the email. “Keep up your efforts in following the safety guidelines to assist us ...

Guidelines for get-togethers post-vaccination

DEAR DR. ROACH: Please provide some clarity on family get-togethers in the new age of post vaccinations. Some members of our family have now been vaccinated, while others (mostly younger members in their 20s to 50s) have not yet — or may never be vaccinated, for reasons that confound me. Our family would like to gather this year in a small group of about five or six people. May we all safely do so? Please note that I am immunocompromised after having received chemo for breast cancer. I am now fully vaccinated. My sense is that we may get together, although I should continue to wear ...

Free rides and beer: Incentives are added to vaccine drive

Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A chance to win an all-terrain vehicle. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nation’s slowing vaccination drive and get Americans to roll up their sleeves. These relatively small corporate promotion efforts have ...

US recovery from pandemic recession is showing momentum

WASHINGTON (AP) — Powered by consumers and fueled by government aid, the U.S. economy is achieving a remarkably fast recovery from the recession that ripped through the nation last year on the heels of the coronavirus and cost tens of millions of Americans their jobs and businesses. The ...

India cases set new global record; millions vote in one state

NEW DELHI (AP) — India set another global record in new virus cases Thursday, as millions of people in one state cast votes despite rising infections and the country geared up to open its vaccination rollout to all adults amid snags. With 379,257 new infections, India now has reported more than 18.3 million cases, second only to the United States. The Health Ministry also reported 3,645 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 204,832. Experts believe both figures are an undercount, but it’s unclear by how much. India has set a daily global record for seven of the past ...

Pennsylvania sending COVID-19 vaccines to more providers

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — COVID-19 vaccines will be sent to more providers in Pennsylvania, widening the distribution network this week to include doctors, small pharmacies and others as part of its effort to overcome lingering hesitancy among residents who have yet to get the shot. The Health Department said Wednesday it allocated more than 295,000 doses to 383 providers, up from 225 providers that received shipments last week. The state is gradually adding providers after having directed the state’s weekly vaccine allotment to hospitals, pharmacy chains and other larger providers ...