On Friday (December 17) The Montgomery County Office of Public Health reported that "the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in a Montgomery County resident. This person is in their 20s and resides in Whitpain Township. OPH is coordinating with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. " Read more … [Read more...] about Montco Reports First Omicron Case
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Montco Covid Hospitalizations Have More Than Doubled Since Thanksgiving
The county does not track the vaccination statuses of hospitalized Covid patients. Just slightly more than three weeks have passed since Thanksgiving, but over those 24 days, the number of Montgomery County residents hospitalized because of Covid-19 has risen from 95 to 216. In response to an email, Kelly Cofrancisco, Director of Communications for Montgomery … [Read more...] about Montco Covid Hospitalizations Have More Than Doubled Since Thanksgiving
Pitt & Carnegie Mellon Study: States With Mask Mandates Had Fewer Covid Cases
Click above to enlarge The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reported on Monday that - Seema Lakdawala, who runs a lab studying virus transmission at Pitt’s School of Medicine, and Rebecca Nugent, a data and statistics professor at CMU, have been researching the impact of mask mandates at the state level since the beginning of the pandemic. Their latest study, which began … [Read more...] about Pitt & Carnegie Mellon Study: States With Mask Mandates Had Fewer Covid Cases
Wynnewood Neurologist Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer Has Written A Book About It
Elliott Schulman is a neurologist who lives in Wynnewood and practices at Lankenau Hospital. Last month, Schulman told ABC-6 - I was diagnosed almost two years ago. I had also seen my medical school roommate die from Pancreatic Cancer. So these thoughts came into my mind, and before I knew it, I was sitting with the yellow pad. And I said, "what better way can I contribute … [Read more...] about Wynnewood Neurologist Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer Has Written A Book About It
Vaxxed Only, On Sundays And Mondays At Bryn Mawr Film Institute
If you wear a mask and sit in your assigned, socially distanced seat - then you can watch a movie at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute any day between Tuesday and Saturday, even if you're not vaccinated. But Sundays and Mondays are reserved for movie-goers who show proof of vaccination. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT VACCINEMAQ: What is accepted as … [Read more...] about Vaxxed Only, On Sundays And Mondays At Bryn Mawr Film Institute