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Data continues to show the omicron surge is on the way out.
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On Wednesday, there were fewer than 200 new COVID-19 reported in Allegheny County.
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More than 70% of Pennsylvania adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But it might take a while before the entire state passes this mark. That’s because less than half of adolescents are fully vaccinated.
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Though they comprise 41% of Pennsylvania's population, unvaccinated and partially vaccinated residents account for 74% of the state's hospitalizations.
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania poison centers have seen a rise in exposures among ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine and hydrogen peroxide.
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Pennsylvania Department of Health data show that more than a quarter of the state’s nearly 5,000 COVID hospitalizations were fully vaccinated.
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In September, 90 people died of COVID-19 in Allegheny County. This is the highest monthly number since April when 91 people died from the disease. Unlike the fatalities in April, nearly all of September’s COVID deaths were preventable due to the wide availability of the vaccine. The COVID fatalities include nine people between the ages of 25 and 49. None were vaccinated.
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According to the director of Allegheny County’s health department, the Delta variant has been circulating in the region for a while. There have been two confirmed cases of this highly infectious coronavirus strain: one in April, the other in May.
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Pennsylvania's program to vaccinate teachers and other school workers, starting in the youngest grades, immunized more than 6,500 people in its first…
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Beginning today, the University of Pittsburgh will ease coronavirus restrictions at three of its campuses.Pitt announced last week that the Pittsburgh,…