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Pa to expand vaccine eligibility to all adult residents this week

Pa officials encourage more covid testing as cases rise

AP   TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. As covid cases and hospitalizations rise in Pennsylvania, the Department of Health on Tuesday described a renewed push for expanding testing. Despite the increase in infections, officials said the demand for testing has decreased. Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam said continued testing is imperative as the virus continues to spread. “Much of the news and attention has shifted to covid-19 vaccines, but testing is still the best way to determine your exposure to and to ultimately stop the spread of covid-19,” Beam said.

We want answers : State Republicans investigate nursing home deaths

The flashpoint in a legislative investigation of deaths related to COVID-19 in Pennsylvania nursing homes centers on just one word: “must.” Republican lawmakers claim Gov. Tom Wolf put lives at risk last year when his Health Department issued guidance saying nursing homes “must” admit stable COVID 19 patients. GOP lawmakers say their interest is not in assigning blame, but in fixing any laws or regulations to prevent unnecessary deaths in long-term care facilities should another pandemic occur. “We need to know what went wrong,” state Rep. Natalie Mihalek, R-Allegheny, said at a recent news conference where a key Republican, Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff, referred his request for an investigation to the House Government Oversight Committee.

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