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Pennsylvania drops mask mandate

Jun. 28, 2021 10:37 AM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lifted its mask mandate on Monday, more than 14 months after the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf began requiring people to...

Angela Ermold, right, and her sister, Denise Gracely, hold a photo of their mother, Marian Rauenzahn, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Fleetwood, Pa. Pandemic restrictions are falling away almost everywhere — except inside many of America’s nursing homes. “They have protected them to death,” said Gracely. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
'Protected them to death': Elder-care COVID rules under fire

By Michael Rubinkam Jun. 19, 2021 10:26 AM EDT

In West Virginia, 60% of eligible are partially vaccinated

Jun. 10, 2021 06:05 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is about five percentage points away from meeting its goal of at least partially vaccinating 65% of all eligible...

Vermont just over 2k doses short of vaccination goal of 80%

Jun. 10, 2021 02:42 PM EDT
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont is continuing to make progress toward the goal of vaccinating 80% of the eligible population, the threshold for Gov. Phil Scott...

West Virginia urges vaccinations amid global virus variants

By Cuneyt Dil Jun. 08, 2021 03:43 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Plenty of coronavirus vaccine doses are sitting unused in West Virginia as a vaccination lottery has yet to fuel a surge in people...

Age gap persists in Maine vaccinations, but under 40 gaining

Jun. 03, 2021 02:00 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A much higher percentage of older residents in Maine have had their coronavirus vaccines, but younger residents are starting to catch up...

Arizona reports 361 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths

May. 31, 2021 01:12 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Monday reported 361 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, but there were no additional deaths for the second day in a row...

A retiree receives the first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from a health worker inside a tent, during a mass vaccination program for the elderly at the clinic outside Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, May 24, 2021. South Africa is in a race against time to vaccinate as many people as possible with signs the virus may be surging again. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
South Africa starts jabs for elderly as virus surge looms

By Andrew Meldrum May. 28, 2021 04:16 AM EDT

West Virginia to offer cash, pickup trucks as vaccine prize

By Cuneyt Dil May. 27, 2021 06:32 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will step up its prizes for vaccines, enrolling all residents who have received a coronavirus shot into a lottery for...

Pennsylvania to lift mask mandate June 28, at latest

May. 27, 2021 12:32 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is lifting its mask mandate no later than June 28. The Department of Health announced Thursday that it...

W.Va. opens portal for $100 prize for young vaccinated

May. 20, 2021 04:38 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's governor debuted a new portal Thursday for vaccinated residents aged 16 to 35 to receive a $100 incentive. ...

Kevin Fisher, of Quincy, Mass., left, receives his second shot of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from RN Katherine Francisco, of Avon, Mass., right, at a mass vaccination clinic, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass. A month after every adult in the U.S. became eligible for the vaccine, a distinct geographic pattern has emerged: The highest vaccination rates are concentrated in the Northeast, while the lowest ones are mostly in the South. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
The Latest: Flight repatriates stranded Spaniards from Nepal

By The Associated Press May. 20, 2021 04:00 AM EDT

Thoko Hlongwane, receives the first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from a health staff member during a vaccination day at a vaccination centre at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto, South Africa, Monday, May 17, 2021. South Africa has started its mass vaccination drive with the goal of inoculating nearly 5 million citizens aged 60 and above by the end of June. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
South Africa's Tutu gets jab to help start inoculation drive

By Mogomotsi Magome May. 17, 2021 06:56 AM EDT

Kathy Howell, right, receives a coronavirus vaccine from Lanie Aimutis, a Registered Medical Assistant for HealthLinc, during a pop-up clinic Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at the Michigan City Housing Authority office, hosted by HealthLinc and Minority Health Partners, in Michigan City, Ind. (Jeff Mayes/The News Dispatch via AP)
Pfizer shots open to Hoosiers 12 and up starting Thursday

By Casey Smith May. 12, 2021 04:36 PM EDT

Pace of virus vaccinations slows significantly in Nebraska

May. 11, 2021 10:23 AM EDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The pace of coronavirus vaccinations in Nebraska has slowed significantly over the past month. The state said 49,016...

Residents watch a fountain show along the Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The number of working-age people in China fell over the past decade as its aging population barely grew, a census showed Tuesday, adding to economic challenges for Chinese leaders who have ambitious strategic goals. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China adds few babies, loses workers as its 1.4B people age

By Joe Mcdonald And Huizhong Wu May. 11, 2021 03:07 AM EDT

A couple wearing face masks and a child on an electric-powered scooter pass by a man holding an infant as he chats with another man near a sculpture outside a shopping mall in Beijing on Saturday, May 8, 2021. China’s population growth is falling closer to zero as fewer couples have children, the government announced Tuesday, May 11, 2021, adding to strains on an aging society with a shrinking workforce. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
1.4B but no more? China's population growth closer to zero

By Joe Mcdonald And Huizhong Wu May. 10, 2021 10:27 PM EDT

Nearly half of Nebraska's adult population now vaccinated

May. 10, 2021 12:36 PM EDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nearly half of Nebraska's adult population has now been vaccinated against the coronavirus. The state said Monday that...

West Virginia to lift statewide mask mandate on June 20

By Cuneyt Dil May. 07, 2021 01:54 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will lift its statewide mask mandate on June 20 after state officials projected more than two-thirds of eligible...

West Virginia sets new targets in sluggish vaccine campaign

By Cuneyt Dil May. 05, 2021 04:23 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice made an array of promises Wednesday to turn around the state's lagging coronavirus vaccination campaign...

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