Headlines:
• IU13 to host Covid-19 vaccine clinic for ages 12 and up: The Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 sessions will run from 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, at 1020 New Holland Ave., in Lancaster. (Source: LNP)
• Schools deciding what the new CDC rules mean for schools: Likely, not much will change through the end of the current school year, but the new rules allowing few restrictions for those fully vaccinated may change plans this fall. (Source: WITF)
• Pandemic exacerbates opioid crisis: Drug-related deaths rose 29% nationally between October 2019 and September 2020. In Pennsylvania, the number of deaths increased by more than 400. (Source: WGAL)
• Pediatricians say vaccination proposal would put Pa. kids, newborns at risk: The Immunization Freedom Act, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Dave Zimmerman of Lancaster County, would allow parents to set their children's vaccination schedules. Pediatricians say it's based on bogus information and would endanger public health. (Source: WITF)
• National/global roundup: Elise Stefanik selected as U.S. House Republican chair. (Source: NBC News) Washington, D.C., running out of gasoline. (Source: AP) Gaza Palestinians flee Israeli air strikes. (Source: USA Today) Delayed second Pfizer shot creates more antibodies. (Source: Reuters)
