Forum to address COVID-19 vaccine concerns in Pittsburgh s African American community When we re going through the community, doing our work around the pandemic, it s very clear, and for good reason, there s a degree of mistrust around the vaccine in the community, Abernathy said. Share Updated: 7:08 PM EST Jan 29, 2021
Forum to address COVID-19 vaccine concerns in Pittsburgh s African American community When we re going through the community, doing our work around the pandemic, it s very clear, and for good reason, there s a degree of mistrust around the vaccine in the community, Abernathy said. Share Updated: 7:08 PM EST Jan 29, 2021
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On paper, Sewickley Heights has had one of the highest case rates of covid-19 in Allegheny County.
In early January, the borough of roughly 800 residents had about 307 positive cases a case rate of 3,700 per 10,000 residents, or 37%. Nationally, the rate was 7.5% on Jan. 25. In Pennsylvania, it was around 6.3%.
“I knew that number had to be wrong,” said John Bunce, a resident of Leet.
He said the Sewickley area is “very well-behaved” when it comes to following county, state and federal guidelines to curb the spread of the disease. Bunce’s daily routine includes going to Mass, a coffee shop and a bakery where he observes people following all of the rules.
Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP/file
Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 vaccine providers have said there isn’t enough supply to keep up with the demand from those currently eligible to receive the shot in Phase 1A. As officials focus on improving the rollout in this phase, when and how the state moves into Phase 1B has yet to be defined.
Phase 1B expands eligibility to a much broader group of Pennsylvanians. Included in this category are first responders, teachers, the homeless, the incarcerated, agricultural workers and others. Phase 1B also affords the vaccine to frontline workers like mail carriers and grocery store employees.
Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
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Allegheny County on Friday reported 364 additional cases of coronavirus, slightly above the seven-day average of 352, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Of the newly reported cases, 287 are confirmed from 1,314 new PCR tests and 77 are recorded as probable, according to the Allegheny County Health Department.
The county has recorded a total of 68,809 cases since the pandemic began here in March, with 54,592 of those confirmed and 14,217 probable, according to the state health department.
Health officials define a probable case as one in which a patient has a positive viral antigen test or covid symptoms with a “high-risk exposure” to someone who has been confirmed to have coronavirus.
State data show that more than 180,000 doses of the COVID vaccine have been distributed to Allegheny County facilities yet less than half of those doses