immunology

In much of America, vaccine hesitancy has turned into vaccine defiance. Several states have banned or are considering banning demands by businesses th...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — SUNY Jamestown Community College, in accordance with a mandate from the State University of New York, will require incoming and retu...

HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Department of Health has reduced the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses that had been administered by about 500,000, sa...

The delta variant is the new pandemic scare story. Its spread into the U.S. hasn’t led to a surge in deaths or packed hospital wards, but the news of ...

A COVID-19 vaccine clinic held earlier this week at Bradford Area High School for students and their parents attracted a number of participants, said ...

The universal masking order was officially lifted today by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, though the department still continues to urge citize...

One of the best-kept secrets pertaining to health in the Bradford community is located twice a month in a downtown parking lot with services including...

When Katie Behan had an emergency cesarean section on Easter for the delivery of her baby, Paisley, the COVID-stricken mom did so to save her infant’s...

Herd immunity from the COVID-19 virus is the place we want to be. The quickest and most efficient way of getting there is widespread vaccination. Acro...

The local area had 2 more cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, both in Elk County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Elk County now has 2,8...

Three local counties are now in a lower level of community transmission of COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported on Tuesday. For th...

McKean County saw an increase of 12 cases of COVID-19 over the holiday weekend, while Elk County reported one additional case and Potter County had se...

A COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be held June 1 at the McKean County Fairgrounds, on Route 46 in Smethport. This will be a drive-through clinic and ...

Since the first COVID-19 vaccines became available in December, the push has been on. Get the shot to the medical personnel, to the most vulnerable, t...

Pennsylvania Department of Health Alison Beam made an announcement Thursday: the mask order will be lifted by June 28. “After reviewing the vaccinatio...

Wednesday’s coronavirus totals increased for two counties while staying the same for the other two in The Era’s coverage area. One new case has been r...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — My family spent time over the weekend planning what we will do this summer. My wife and I are fully vaccinated and our sons will be ...

There’s only five counties in the state where COVID-19 is still at the substantial level of community transmission, and McKean and Potter are both on ...

Three additional cases of COVID-19 were reported in the region as of Monday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. McKean County had two...

Do you wear the mask or not? For more than a year, the issue has been out there. At first the recommendations were to stay home and not bother with fa...