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Bethlehem-based diagnostic test manufacturer OraSure Technologies recently announced that its rapid at-home COVID-19 test has been selected to be distributed to schools nationwide. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has more.

St. Luke's University Health Network's Dr. Jeffrey Jahre is back with another coronavirus update discussing case rates at the height of the Omicron variant surge, vaccine false narratives, medical professional fatigue, monoclonal antibody and COVID-19 oral treatments, plus a teenage behavioral mental health unit at Easton Hospital, St. Luke's historic nursing school and more.

Bethlehem-based test maker OraSure Technologies says its COVID-19 rapid test can detect the highly-transmissible Omicron variant. WDIY's Sarit Laschinsky has more.

The consumer sentiment index rose in December...Dr. Kamran Afshar takes a look at this and more in his synopsis of the week's economic news and trends across the Lehigh Valley and the nation.

St. Luke's University Health Network's Dr. Jeffrey Jahre is back with another important update on the recent Thanksgiving Delta surge of COVID-19, Omicron's spread in the Lehigh Valley as it aggressively overtakes Delta, masking benefits, an update on MIS-C, family holiday visits and travel recommendations, plus how to protect yourself and more.

The first cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant have been confirmed in the Lehigh Valley by St. Luke’s University Health Network. WDIY’s Mike Flynn has more.

Two days after hearing oral arguments, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday struck down the statewide school mask mandate issued by Governor Tom Wolf’s administration in August. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has more.

Governor Tom Wolf has announced his intention to return the state’s K-12 school mask requirement to local school leaders in January. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has more.

The US Food and Drug Administration has amended its emergency use authorization for OraSure’s InteliSwab COVID-19 rapid test. WDIY’s Sarit Laschinsky has more.

WDIY News welcomes back Dr. Jeffrey Jahre of St. Luke's University Health Network for another coronavirus update on the facts surrounding COVID-19. Dr.…