Wolf: Vaccine winning against virus despite state surge
MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press
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Katherine White, of Downtown, receives the Pfizer vaccine from Peg Schmidt, a registered nurse with Allegheny Health Network, during Allegheny Health Network s vaccine clinic for those in the 1A and 1B phases at DICK S Sporting Goods Corporate Office, Tuesday, April 6, 20121, in Coraopolis a suburb of Pittsburgh. Allegheny Health Network vaccinated over 6,500 people, making it their biggest clinic yet. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)Emily Matthews/AP
Pennsylvania is “winning” the race to contain a recent spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations thanks to its accelerating vaccine rollout, the governor said Wednesday, as state officials sought to address what they view as the pandemic’s next big challenge persuading stragglers to get the shot.
More Than 650 Cases Of U.K. Coronavirus Variant Reported In Pa.
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) The CDC is keeping an eye on a coronavirus variant that originated in the United Kingdom.
More than 655 cases of the B.1.1.7 variant have been reported across Pennsylvania, including in Allegheny County.
The variant came up during Wednesday’s Allegheny County Health Department briefing.
As of the other day, 75 cases sent out by the health department came back confirmed as a coronavirus variant, and almost all of them are the B.1.1.7 variant.
Doctor Debra Bogen said the best way to protect yourself against any of these variants is by getting vaccinated. The health department is also happy with the current status of the new online vaccine system.
Courtesy of UPMC
Two of the region’s largest health care providers have announced dates for two-day mass vaccination clinics for individuals who fall within the state’s phase 1A and 1B categories. Allegheny Health Network and UPMC will vaccinate about 25,000 people at the separate clinics with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Allegheny Health Network has partnered with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Allegheny County Health Department to stand up a two-day clinic at the Next Tier Connect office building in Monroeville Friday and Saturday.
The clinic will be able to vaccinate 13,000 eligible individuals with the one-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Those eligible and interested in receiving the vaccine can visit AHN’s website or call 412-DOCTORS to schedule an appointment. No walk-in appointments will be accepted.
Wolf hopes all Pennsylvania adults will receive one vaccine shot by the second week of May heraldstandard.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from heraldstandard.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Recent daily case counts have set records for 2021.
April 8, 2021
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If Gov. Tom Wolf is right that the vaccine is winning in a race against the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, that race is a very close one in Allegheny County.
Wolf was in McKeesport Wednesday to visit Bethlehem Baptist Church, where the Allegheny County Health Department will open a vaccination clinic on Monday. He also defended the state’s decision to ease pandemic restrictions as the number of infections was rising. Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to Johns Hopkins University.