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PA Counties Decide to Reopen Against Governor Wolf’s Restrictions

Lauren Cribbs and Caroline Glus May 21, 2020

Officials from several counties that are still in the “red” phase of Wolf’s reopening plan have said they will open against restrictions. Counties include Beaver, Dauphin, Lancaster, and Lebanon. Governor...

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Ways To Get Fit During Quarantine

Mallory Gillespie and Claire Strucko May 21, 2020

As the coronavirus continues to grow exponentially, people across the globe are suffering social, economical, and health impacts. Different types of stay-at-home orders have been implemented all across...

Jostens launches Digital Yearbook Signing

Alexis Moodie, Brand Manager May 21, 2020

COVID 19 has changed our education system permintantly, but Josten is trying to lessen the emotional blow for the current graduating class. Jostens is a company that focuses their products to be marketed...

AP Exams to Be Taken Online

Claire Sheppard, Editor May 12, 2020

With the inability for many students around the world to attend schools in person, the College Board has moved all 2020 Advanced Placement (AP) Tests to an online format.  The tests will take place...

Dogs like people need exercise and this Golden Retriever puppy is no different.  Helping a neighbor by walking their dog is an easy way to maintain safe social distancing and still do them a favor.  (ccho/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

May 16th: National Do Something Nice for Your Neighbor Day

Katie Jones, Reporter May 12, 2020

National Do Something Nice for Your Neighbor Day falls on Saturday, May 16th this year. How we traditionally serve others and how we spread joy has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, however, that...

Lt. Cmdr. Nevin Yazici demonstrates how to properly fit an N95 respiratory protective device aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort in New York harbor on March 31, 2020.  The N95 mask or any mask must fit tightly against the face to offer protection.  (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sara Eshleman/CC BY 2.0)

Anti-Mask Protesters Cause Backlash Over Anti-Science Stance

Julia Grenoble, Reporter May 11, 2020

While health experts from all around the world are encouraging people to wear a mask in public settings, many people are pushing back to express their individual rights and beliefs. It is important...

All HHS Senior Events Cancelled, Postponed, or Rescheduled Until Further Notice

Mallory Gillespie, Editor May 11, 2020

Due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, seniors all around the world have been affected immensely and Hershey High School is no exception. As HHS nears the end of the 2019-20 school year, the administration...

Michelle Mendoza, pharmacy technician, reconstitutes the remdesivir research drug under an intravenous hood at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, April 29, 2020. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)-sponsored study has enrolled hundreds of people across the nation as it looks to determine if the antiviral drug is effective against COVID-19. (U.S. Army photo by Jason W. Edwards)

Possible New Treatment for Serious COVID-19 cases

Maeve Reiter, Reporter May 6, 2020

The Lancet medical journal conducted a study between February 6 and March 12, 2020, which found that the drug Remdesivir has positive impacts on very sick COVID-19 patients. Remdesivir, described in...

Debunking: President Trump Suggests Using UV Light and Disinfectants Internally to Fight COVID-19

Alina Zang, Layout May 1, 2020

At a recent coronavirus press conference, President Donald Trump claimed that using heat, light or injecting disinfectants such as bleach could be a possible cure to the coronavirus. “I see the disinfectant...

Pennsylvania Governor Wolf addresses the media on March 16, 2020.  Wolf and Secretary of Health Levine are expected to release details for a statewide contact tracing program on May 1, 2020.  (Governor Tom Wolf/CC BY 2.0)

America Will Be Opening Businesses In Stages

Caroline Glus and Lauren Cribbs May 1, 2020

President Trump shared a 3-phase plan for states to ease their way out of lockdown. The administration's 18-page document explains the three phases to reopen state economies.  However, the final decision...

Pictured is an infographic developed by the FDA to explain the drug approval process.  Favilavir has not yet been approved for widespread use for COVID-19.  (US Food and Drug Administration)

Is Favilavir a Miracle Antiviral?

Eva Baker, Reporter April 28, 2020

Favilavir is an antiviral drug used in China and Japan to treat influenza. It was also approved for treating COVID-19 by China’s National Medical Products Administration.  But is it a short-term solution...

Pictured is a sketch showing arrangement of restaurant tables and air conditioning airflow at site of outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus disease in Guangzhou, China. The red circles indicate seating of individuals who were infected following eating at this restaurant; the individual in yellow was the source of the infection.  (CDC)

CDC Study Finds Coronavirus may be Spread by Air Conditioning

Maeve Reiter, Reporter April 28, 2020

An outbreak of COVID-19 was spread through the air conditioning in a restaurant in Guangzhou, China from January 26th to February 10th, 2020. Based on a study performed by the Centers for Disease...

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