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Most of Pennsylvania, including Allegheny County, does not have a high rate of COVID-19 transmission. As a result, the new mask guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has less of an impact here. However, Pittsburgh health experts caution that the delta variant is present locally, and people should consider their risks when participating in activities without masks.
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Pennsylvania officials will lift the statewide mask mandate in just under two weeks; unless 70% of adults get fully vaccinated beforehand. Dr. Denise Johnson, the state’s acting Physician General, said more than 70% of adults had gotten at least one shot of a vaccine several weeks ago, which could mean enough people finish their course of vaccine days before the state’s June 28 goal.
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Pennsylvania’s much criticized COVID-19 vaccine provider map is no more. The state is directing people to find vaccinations through the federal government’s Vaccine Finder tool.
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The Wolf administration has pleaded with college students to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible. But the question of where to get a second dose if a student leaves campus before their next appointment has left some students confused; others are holding off on getting vaccinated at all.
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A significant percentage of staff at Pennsylvania’s skilled nursing facilities have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. There have been more than 2,775 outbreaks in 1,586 long-term care facilities since the start of the pandemic, making the low vaccination rates worrisome to health officials.
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Two Facebook groups helping more than 100,000 Pennsylvanians find COVID-19 vaccines claim appointments are going unfilled.
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In early February, more than a month into Pennsylvania’s rocky vaccine rollout, state officials were once again facing questions about missing data on…
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The Allegheny County Health Department announced Friday that it does not have enough Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for second dose appointments that would have…
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On today's program: Designer and Carnegie Mellon University instructor Karen Kornblum explains how the state’s COVID-19 website could be improved as more…
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The state health department has created a map that lists COVID-19 vaccine providers across Pennsylvania. Providers who currently offer vaccines and those…