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​ Department of Health Dec. 13-19 Update On COVID-19 Investigations, Contact Tracing, Monitoring Efforts: Pennsylvanians Urged To “Answer the Call” And Download the COVID App 12/28/2020 Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Health today shared its weekly update on Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing data and encouraged Pennsylvanians to download the COVID Alert PA app, as more than 720,000 have already done, to aid in contact tracing efforts. All 67 counties h...

Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views — a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience. Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views — a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience. × COVID UPDATE: 4.6 million doses of vaccine have been administered across PA. See if you qualify and find appointments. × December 07, 2020 ...

Reid F. Frazier / StateImpact Pennsylvania The Wolf Administration is giving $2.5 million to the University of Pittsburgh to study possible health impacts from fracking. Communities in southwestern Pennsylvania have been calling for the state to investigate for more than a year. The money will fund two observational epidemiological studies to be finished within two years. One will look at the possible relationship between fracking and childhood cancers in southwestern Pennsylvania. The o...

Gov. Wolf proposes $145 million fund transfer for business aid December 23, 2020 1:43 pm Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Wednesday that he is looking to transfer $145 million in funds from the Workers’ Compensation Security Fund at the state Insurance Department to be used in grants for businesses. Pennsylvania businesses whose operations and revenue were adversely affected by the pandemic could have access to $145 million in grant funding, pending approval from the state legislature. Gov. Tom ...

Gov. Wolf proposes $145 million fund transfer for business aid December 23, 2020 1:35 pm Pennsylvania businesses whose operations and revenue were adversely affected by the pandemic could have access to $145 million in grant funding, pending approval from the state legislature. Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Wednesday that he is looking to transfer $145 million in funds from the Workers’ Compensation Security Fund at the state Insurance Department to be used in grants for businesses. “Busine...

Governor calls for $145 million to help small businesses like restaurants, bars The Governor called on the General Assembly Wednesday to push through a plan that would make $145 million available for struggling businesses Author: Jamie Bittner (FOX43) Updated: 4:14 PM EST December 23, 2020 Governor Tom Wolf has unveiled a proposal that would free up $145 million in funds to help struggling businesses, with an emphasis on bars, restaurants, and even gyms. Wednesda...

Department of Health Unveils New Digital Case Investigation Tool: Connect & Protect Form 12/21/2020 Harrisburg, PA - The Department of Health today unveiled a new digital case investigation tool, called the Connect & Protect Form, for Pennsylvanians 19 through 64 who reside in a county without its own county or municipal health department. “Launching this tool allows public health professionals to connect with more Pennsylvanians in record time to learn where people went and who they were in ...

Geisinger Lewistown, Mifflin County; Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Luzerne County; Grand View Hospital; Bucks County; Highlands Hospital, Fayette County; Lehigh Valley Health Network; Lehigh County; Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, Cumberland County; Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Dauphin County; Reading Hospital, Berks County; Saint Vincent Hospital, Erie County; Sharon Regional Medical Center, Mercer County; St. Mary Medical Center, Bucks County; The Medical Cent...

2 Delaware County Hospitals Get Coronavirus Vaccine Patch 12/22/2020 Max Bennett © Shutterstock The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine has arrived at two hospitals in Delaware County, according to the Wolf Administration. DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Two hospitals in Delaware County will be the first in the county to get doses of the coronavirus vaccine. According to the Wolf Administration, as of noon Monday 22 more hospitals have received 30,255 does of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 va...

Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views — a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience. Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views — a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience. × COVID UPDATE: 4.7 million doses of vaccine have been administered across PA. See if you qualify and find appointments. × December 22, 2020 ...