UPMC and AHN report progress in vaccinating front-line medical workers
AHN says they ve started moving to a few members of group 1B Share Updated: 6:11 PM EST Jan 18, 2021
AHN says they ve started moving to a few members of group 1B Share Updated: 6:11 PM EST Jan 18, 2021
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Show Transcript ALLEGHANY HEALTH NETWORK ARE HANDLING THE DEMAND. REPORTER: THEY SAY THEY RE MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN VACCINATING GROUP 1-A IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SYSTEMS. NOW, THE CHALLENGE IS GETTING TO ALL UNAFFILIATED DOCTORS AS WELL. ALLEGHANY HEALTH NETWORK ALSO SAY THEY GOT A DIRECT LOOK AT THE TRUE DEMAND FOR THE VACCINE BY THE PUBLIC. I UNDERSTAND IT S A VERY COMPLEX SYSTEM AND THERE ARE MANY PLAYERS. REPORTER: THE JOURNEY FOR DR. ARTHUR DAVID TO GET HIM AND HIS STAFF VACCINATED HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE. HE S NOT DIRECTLY AFFILIATED WITH ANY HOSPITAL SYSTEM. HE WAS OFFERED THE VACCINATION BUT DECLINED BECAUSE IT WASN T AVAILABLE FOR HIS STAFF. YOU RE
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Vials of the Moderna covid-19 vaccine
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As they refine a complicated distribution strategy, health care workers in Western Pennsylvania have been forced to give covid vaccine doses to people who are not in top priority groups to avoid wasting precious leftover shots.
After long days of vaccinating front-line health care workers, nurses have described calling friends and family members, frantically trying to find someone willing to receive the shot at the last minute.
Public health experts and state officials say such a recourse is not ideal, but it’s the best hospitals can do to contend with one of the Pfizer vaccine’s key requirements: once taken out of cold storage, vaccine vials spoil if not used within six hours. They can’t be refrozen.
Up to 2,000 eligible veterans across the region could be inoculated starting this weekend as the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System in Pittsburgh’s Oakland section prepares for its first walk-in clinic to distribute the covid-19 vaccine. Two events are scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 16, and Monday, Jan. 18 from 8 a.m.
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Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto announces he is seeking a third term in office during a Facebook Live video Thursday afternoon.
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As he launches his campaign to seek a third term in office, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto isn’t kissing babies, shaking hands or doing any of the usual things associated with a politician.
Instead, on Thursday he shared a recorded interview with supporters on Facebook. On Friday, he began a series of individual talks over Zoom about why he’s seeking to be reelected.
Jan 15, 2021
Pennsylvania s Department of Health added 7175 new cases of coronavirus to the state s total on Thursday, pushing that number to 748,564. 313 new coronavirus-related deaths were also reported, leaving the state s total at 18,742. There are currently 5069 people hospitalized with COVID-19. 1035 of them are in the intensive care unit.
Pennsylvania health officials say as of Wednesday, 373,529 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered. 269,279 people have received one of two needed doses. 52,125 have received each dose and are now considered to be fully covered.
Gov. Tom Wolf says he wants to help small businesses harmed by the pandemic. He says last month he approved using $145 million to do just that but says Republicans in the state House have done nothing on the issue.