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News: Thursday, Feb. 18

Snowfall Thursday morning in Cabbage Hill, a neighborhood in southwest Lancaster city. (Source: Provided)

Snowfall Thursday morning in Cabbage Hill, a neighborhood in southwest Lancaster city. (Source: Provided)
Snowfall Thursday morning in Cabbage Hill, a neighborhood in southwest Lancaster city. (Source: Provided)

Headlines:

Local healthcare providers have yet to receive their weekly Covid-19 vaccine allotment: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health ordered 5,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine for both first and second doses, but the shipment is stuck in Kentucky because of winter weather. (Source: ABC 27)

Some Pa. inmates getting paid for receiving Covid-19 vaccines: State inmates might soon receive $25 for getting vaccinated, angering correctional facility workers who fall lower on the Covid-19 vaccination list and have to wait. (Source: CBS 21)

Up to 10 inches of snow expected across Central Pa. by Friday morning: As of 8 a.m. on Thursday, Lancaster County had already received 3 inches of snow. (Source: PennLive)

National roundup: U.S. lost a full year of life expectancy thanks to Covid-19, worse for people of color. (Source: USA Today) Texas power outages below 500,000 but water crisis continues. (Source: AP) White House unveils new immigration bill, eight-year path to citizenship. (Source: USA Today) NASA Mars rover makes Thursday morning landing. (Source: UPI)