Greene and Fayette counties remained in the moderate spread category on Tuesday.
As the Delta variant â a more contagious, more severe version of the coronavirus â continues to spread, health officials continue to stress the importance of getting vaccinated to stop the spread of COVID-19.
The three COVID-19 vaccines still provide strong protection against the coronavirus, and remain the best defense.
âThatâs all the more reason to get vaccinated,â said Dr. Thomas Corkery, CMO at Allegheny Health Network Canonsburg Hospital, noting that the unvaccinated population accounts for nearly all of the new cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
The vaccines are doing their job â preventing serious illness and death â and despite an uptick in âbreakthroughâ cases, most of those who are vaccinated experience mild illness and donât require hospitalization.
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Local health facilities and Washington and Greene County leaders have joined forces to create three large vaccination clinic sites in the hopes of speeding up COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Meanwhile, Southwestern Pennsylvania health care leaders expressed frustration at the limited number of vaccine doses they have received since the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration in mid-December, and said they donât have enough vaccines to meet the expanded eligibility guidelines announced Tuesday by the state Department of Health.
The Washington-Greene County Consolidated COVID Vaccination Plan â which includes Washington Health System, Allegheny Health Network Canonsburg Hospital, Monongahela Valley Hospital, Centerville Clinics, Cornerstone Care, Washington and Greene County commissioners, and local EMS â is working on plans to set up vaccination sites in Peters Township, the city of Washington, and Wayn
Allegheny Health Network Canonsburg Hospital and South Hills Toyota Washington Auto Mall have teamed up to hold a holiday car raffle, with all proceeds benefiting the hospital.
South Hills Toyota donated $5,000 and a 2021 Toyota RAV4 that will be raffled off Jan. 12.
A guaranteed winner will be selected, and each ticket purchased gives the ticket holder five chances to win. The winner will be selected based on the Pick 4 Pennsylvania lottery drawing at 7 p.m. Jan. 12.
The SUVâs MSRP is $30,329.
Tickets will be on sale from Dec. 14 through Jan. 11.
Tickets are $25 each.
Tickets can be purchased at Canonsburg Hospital â look for the gingerbread house outside the main entrance parking lot from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.