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News: Thursday, Oct. 7

This map shows the number days each metropolitan statistical area had poor air quality, as measured by elevated ozone or particulate matter. (Source: Trouble in the Air)

This map shows the number days each metropolitan statistical area had poor air quality, as measured by elevated ozone or particulate matter. (Source: Trouble in the Air)
This map shows the number days each metropolitan statistical area had poor air quality, as measured by elevated ozone or particulate matter. (Source: Trouble in the Air)

Headlines:

ACLU of PA sues to stop election probe:  Republican-led efforts to subpoena all voters' data potentially increase Pennsylvanians' exposure to identity theft and reduce election security, the organization's legal director said. (Source: CBS 21)

Schools mostly ignore free Covid-19 testing: Just 396 schools are participating, out of more than 5,000 eligible, the state Health Department says. (Source: Spotlight PA)

Lancaster County has Pa.'s worst air quality: The county had 107 unhealthy air days in 2020, more than any other metropolitan statistical area in the state, according to the nationwide Trouble in the Air report.  (Source: State Impact PA)

State releases Covid-19 vaccination rates by legislative district: Vaccination rates are generally higher in affluent suburbs, lower in rural areas. (Source: Capital-Star)

Gov. Wolf: Child vaccination needed before mask mandate can end: Federal approval of a Covid-19 vaccine for ages 5-11 remains pending. (Source: WGAL)

National/world roundup: Pfizer seeks approval for Covid-19 vaccine in ages 5-11. (Source: CNBC) U.S. records largest jump in homicides in 100 years. (Source: CNN) Tanzanian novelist wins literature Nobel. (Source: NPR) Federal judge halts Texas abortion law. (Source: UPI) Report: More than 120,000 have lost primary caregivers due to Covid-19. (Source: AP)