radioNOVO News for Lebanon: May 7, 2026

             THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS WORKING TO CONTAIN A MEASLES OUTBREAK IN LEBANON COUNTY THAT HAS ALREADY SICKENED 11 RESIDENTS. AS OF MAY 6, 2026, OFFICIALS REPORT THAT 10 OF THOSE PATIENTS WERE UNVACCINATED, WITH 3 PEOPLE REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION. THIS BRINGS THE STATEWIDE TOTAL TO 23 CASES THIS YEAR, NEARLY ALL INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD NOT RECEIVED THE M-M-R VACCINE.           A RECENT EMERGENCY CLINIC IN LEBANON VACCINATED 26 PEOPLE. THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND ENFORCING ISOLATION FOR THOSE CURRENTLY INFECTED.          STATE HEALTH SECRETARY DR. DEBRA BOGEN IS URGING THE PUBLIC TO STAY VIGILANT, NOTING THAT 2 DOSES OF THE VACCINE OFFER 97% LIFETIME PROTECTION.           IF YOU SUSPECT YOU’VE BEEN EXPOSED OR HAVE HAD SYMPTOMS IN THE LAST MONTH, CALL THE STATE’S TOLL-FREE HOTLINE AT 877-P-A-HEALTH. REPORTING CAN BE DONE ANONYMOUSLY TO HELP INVESTIGATORS STOP THE SPREAD.                     A MIDSTATE SNACK MAKER IS RECALLING TWO POPULAR POTATO CHIP BRANDS.           RADIO NOVO'S TORY GATES HAS MORE, FROM OUR HARRISBURG STUDIO:__________________________UTZ HAS ANNOUNCED THE RECALL OF SELECT FLAVORS OF ITS ZAPP’S AND DIRTY BRANDS OF CHIPS, DUE TO APOSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. THE COMPANY LEARNED THAT THE MILK POWDER USED IN SOME OF ITSSEASONINGS FOR THE TWO BRANDS MAY CONTAIN SALMONELLA. THE RECALLS WERE MADE SEPARATELY,AND UTZ IS COMPLYING, THOUGH A TEST OF SEASONINGS CAME BACK NEGATIVE. NO ILLNESSES HAVE BEENREPORTED. I’M TG, RADIONOVO NEWS.