Public Health


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  • Jul 21, 2025, 11:51 AM

    Nationwide Pfizer Recall and Subsequent Stockout of Penicillin G Benzathine
    The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) was notified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals that there is a nationwide voluntary recall and subsequent near-term stockout of Benzathine Penicillin G (Bicillin L-A®)

  • Jul 3, 2025, 10:50 AM

    CDC Expands Access to RSV Shot
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed recommendations made this in April by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to expand access to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination, as well as to add a new option for meningococcal vaccination.

  • Jul 2, 2025, 11:14 AM

    2025 West Nile and Other Arboviral Infections in Pennsylvania
    As of Wednesday, June 25, 2025, the first WNV-positive mosquito pools of the year were identified in Pennsylvania in five counties including Beaver, Bucks, Erie, Lehigh and Northampton through the routine seasonal monitoring conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance program.
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