NEW YORK (AP) — Students can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept the usual 6 feet away from one another at sporting events, assemblies, lunch or chorus practice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its ...

Follow Pennsylvania’s efforts to vaccinate its population with the Sun-Gazette’s vaccination statistics sheet. The sheet covers the amount of full vaccinations and partial vaccinations in both Lycoming County and Pennsylvania, and provides a percentage of population vaccinated for each ...

Christmas is a time when many families gather to attend church together, lighting candles to symbolize the light of Christ coming into a dark world and singing traditional songs of celebration. This year with Christmas Day just a week away, many churches have embraced the challenge of sharing ...

2020 has been a year of challenges and sacrifices, and the idea of “forfeiting” this holiday season to Coronavirus COVID-19 can feel like the last straw. While family gatherings, travel, and traditions need to unfold differently this year, different doesn’t have to mean bad or losing the ...

JERSEY SHORE — West Pharmaceutical is expanding as it plays a “critical role” in the fight against COVID-19. The local legacy manufacturer of components and systems for injectable drug delivery, plastic packaging and other components for the healthcare and consumer products markets ...

Executives with the region’s two primary health-care systems are expressing confidence and excitement with the emergency vaccine and upcoming vaccines to fight COVID-19. Officials with UPMC and Geisinger called Pfizer’s vaccine “very promising” after it received U.S. Food and Drug ...