Healthcare
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So You Own a Business. Do You Mandate Vaccines?
Once, my dad hooked our collapsible camper to the back of our 1980 Datsun hatchback. Needless to say, when we drove through that puddle the camper whipped our Datsun around like they were in a do-si-do. Seatbelt laws didn’t exist, so us kids were snuggled in sleeping bags in the aforementioned hatchback. The accident concussed my brother. The Datsun was totaled. We were out of state, so we spent…
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Chester County Health Department Adds COVID-19 Vaccine Info – Availability, Distribution Plans – to Website
Working in tandem with state and federal guidance, Chester County health officials are planning to begin a schedule of Phase 1 vaccinations by the end of December. Initial Phase 1 groups include EMS providers, all types of healthcare personnel, the elderly, and persons with high-risk medical conditions. Chester County Health Department staff has been meeting with…
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December 29 Morning Update on COVID-19: State Reports Two-Day Total of 8,663 New Cases
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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December 28 Morning Update on COVID-19: State Surpasses 600,000-Case Mark
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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West Whiteland-Based Startup One of the Few Authorized Distributors of New, ‘Game-Changing’ Facemask
West Whiteland-based Ramshield is at the forefront in the distribution of pioneering new technology for personal protective equipment, writes Donna Rovins for the Daily Local News. The medical equipment startup that supplies proprietary healthcare and PPE products worldwide is one of the few authorized, private distributors of a new facemask that is considered to be…
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December 23 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 9,605 New Cases, 230 Deaths
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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December 23 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 200 New Cases
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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December 22 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports 7,962 New Cases, 231 Deaths
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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Maurice Hilleman, Considered Father of Modern Vaccines, Did His Best Work In Montgomery County
Maurice Ralph Hilleman, who is considered the father of modern vaccines and by some as the greatest scientist of the 20th century, led Merck’s virus and vaccination research programs in West Point near Lansdale for nearly half a century, writes Doug Stewart for Famous Scientists. Hilleman got his moniker with good reason: he invented eight…
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December 22 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Tallies 633 New Cases, Three Deaths from Weekend
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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Chester County Steels Itself for Sale or Closure of Brandywine, Jennersville, Phoenixville Hospitals
Business leaders and community members in Chester County are bracing themselves for the impact of any potential sale or closure of Tower Health’s Brandywine, Jennersville, and Phoenixville hospitals, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The nonprofit that acquired the three hospitals – plus two more in the region – three years ago is considering…
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Bala Cynwyd Neurologist Doing Pioneering Work in Study on Religious and Spiritual Experiences
Bala Cynwyd neurologist Dr. Andrew Newberg is doing pioneering work in the neurological study of religious and spiritual experiences, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today. Born in Bala Cynwyd, Newberg grew up in Bryn Mawr. He is a graduate of Haverford College and the University of Pennsylvania. He has written 10 books on subjects…
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December 21 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: State Reports Two-Day Total of 15,100 New Cases
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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December 21 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County’s Percent PCR Positivity Nears 12
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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Update: Here Are the Chester County ZIP Codes Where COVID-19 Has Spread the Most in the Last Week
Cases of COVID-19 continue to increase rapidly across the state, with some areas affected more than others, write Sean Adams and Megan Lavey-Heaton for the Harrisburg Patriot-News. The latest numbers compiled by the Pennsylvania Department of Health highlight the rates of COVID-19 infection in each ZIP Code for the seven days ending Dec. 16, compared…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Coming to Chester County; Here’s the Plan for Distribution
As coronavirus cases continue to surge, there is hope that we might be seeing the worst of it now as the first limited batches of the COVID-19 vaccine are making their way to Chester County, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Local News. According to Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania is set to…
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December 18 Afternoon Update on COVID-19: Chester County Reports 406 New Cases, Seven Deaths
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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December 18 Morning Update on COVID-19: Chester County Records 209 New Cases, Nine Deaths
Editor’s Note: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s daily report for confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chester County and Delaware County have not accurately reflected the actual number of cases in both counties. This is usually because of Delaware County cases that are incorrectly assigned to Chester County, which the Chester County Health Department corrects prior…
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