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School board mulls post-COVID funding

The Warren County School District is receiving millions of federal dollars to help students make up for losses associated with the pandemic. Those dollars won’t last forever and the school board is trying to plan for that eventually. This year’s ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) impact is about $5.6 million. The estimates for the next two school years are: $6.84 million in 2022-2023 and $7.06 million in 2023-2024. During a budget discussion at Monday’s meeting of the finance committee, members heard projections and what will have to happen when the ...

Fewer COVID cases reported in Warren County

COVID is down, but not gone. Those masks may still be needed. The Omicron variant of COVID-19 swept the country and the county, bringing more cases than ever. January saw 1,279 new cases in the county — the most of any month. But, locally things have been quiet on the COVID front for almost a month. There were barely one-quarter as many in February (329). March has seen even fewer cases. So far, there have been 87 this month. The number of COVID-related deaths is also down. One death has been reported in March. There were 11 reported in February, 16 in January, 23 in December, and ...

First $1,000 GrandVAX award announced

The first of three $1,000 prize drawings has been held in the GrandVAX giveaway. WarrenVAX, a collaboration between the Warren County Development Association, Warren General Hospital and community leaders, has planned three drawings as part of a county-wide effort to boost COVID-19 ...

AP source: Pfizer seeking OK for 4th COVID dose for seniors

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer is expected to request authorization this week for an additional COVID-19 booster dose for seniors, according to a person familiar with the matter. It would add a fourth dose to the regimen, which currently consists of a primary series of two shots, ...

How will COVID end? Experts look to past epidemics for clues

NEW YORK (AP) — Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations and death rates in recent weeks, signaling the crisis appears to be winding down. But how will it end? Past epidemics may provide clues. The ends of ...

Oral COVID treatments available locally

Warren County has moved into the low community transmission category, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But there are still cases. And, now there are outpatients treatments available. The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced 14 new cases on Tuesday after ...