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The five largest nonprofits in Allegheny County would, if they were taxed, contribute more than $127 million a year to local municipalities, the county and school districts, according to a report released earlier this week by the city and county controllers.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: We learn about what Gov. Tom Wolf is prioritizing in his final budget in office; an obstetric anesthesiologist is leading a clinic to support pregnant people through trauma-informed care and ultimately help with health outcomes; and a look at how some health care professionals are turning to lucrative jobs in travel nursing to deal with the stress and burnout of their jobs throughout the pandemic.
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A limited number of immunocompromised patients in western Pennsylvania this week received doses of Evusheld, a new monoclonal antibody cocktail meant to prevent COVID-19 before an exposure.
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In light of a preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate for health care workers, only Allegheny Health Network and the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System will continue to require vaccinations.
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A dozen chief medical officers representing the region's health systems say they'll fully comply with the vaccine mandate from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Allegheny County and across Pennsylvania are at the same level that was last seen in mid-November of last year, according to data from the state’s Department of Health.
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Pittsburgh-area physicians say local children 12 and under are a step closer to being eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.That’s after Pfizer and BioNTech said Monday that initial results from the latest study of their vaccine show the shot is safe and effective in children ages 5 to 11.
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Medical providers across Allegheny County say they agree with the Wolf Administration’s decision to mandate face masks in child care and K-12 settings.
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Some states like New York and Maine are mandating that all health care workers be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But Pennsylvania is leaving that decision up to individual medical providers.
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Nurses at West Penn Hospital want management to provide more resources to deal with the effects of the coronavirus. On Tuesday, they asked West Penn to agree to a new union contract that would recruit new nurses and invest in existing staff.