US health advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson Share Updated: 11:10 PM EST Feb 26, 2021 Share Updated: 11:10 PM EST Feb 26, 2021
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Show Transcript WHAT DO PEOPLE AT HOME RIGHT NOW NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS VACCINE OPTION? KYLIE: THE FDA SENT OUT A STATEMENT TONIGHT SAYING THAT THEY HAVE INFORMED JOHNSON & JOHNSON THAT THEY’RE WORKING QUICKLY TO FINALIZE AND ISSUE EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION. ALSO ALERTING VACCINE DISTRIBUTORS SO THEY PREPARE FOR A TIMELY VACCINE DISTRIBUTION. IT’S ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS NEWS. KYLIE: FRIDAY, U.S. HEALTH ADVISERS ENDORSED THE ONE-DOSE COVID-19 VACCINE FROM JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION WORKING QUICKLY TO ISSUE AN EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION. A STEP FORWARD FOR THOSE IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY CALLED THE ADDITION OF A THIRD VACCINE IMPORTANT. I’M FEELING A LOT MORE CONFIDENT THAN I WAS A WEEK OR TWO AGO. K
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Allegheny County Council is expected on Tuesday to take up a third, pared-back proposal to form an independent police review board.
“There is … a recognition of the need to move this legislation forward and a spirit of cooperation, and the realization that we have to find common ground, said DeWitt Walton, a sponsor of both the original and the new bill. We have work to do and … there s enough energy and commitment to move it forward.”
As envisioned by the legislation, the nine-member review board would have the power to investigate allegations of police misconduct. Only the Allegheny County Police Department would be required to participate, but municipal police departments and the county sheriff’s department could opt in. (The city of Pittsburgh already has its own Citizen Police Review Board.)
February 12, 2021 By Shelley Byrne
A Pennsylvania county has signed an agreement to purchase renewable energy generated through a new hydropower plant planned at an existing dam on the Ohio River.
On January 28, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced the county has entered into a 35-year power purchase agreement with Rye Development, based in Boston, Mass., to purchase the power generated by a 17.8-megawatt, low-impact hydropower facility Rye is building. He called the announcement a landmark day for the county.
“This announcement renews our commitment to the environment, our commitment to addressing climate change and is an investment in our future generations,” Fitzgerald said.
CP photo: Jared Wickerham Arsenal middle school in Lawrenceville News of a proposal to close several schools within the Pittsburgh Public School district recently led to some chaos among parents, advocates, and lawmakers. The blowback was so strong that PPS board members voted the next day to shelve the plan for the time being. But the realities of what brought up the proposed closures remain: PPS is facing a $39.4 million budget deficit. The deficit grew by $4 million from last year, and the district is facing a 21% decline in kindergarten enrollment from last year. To fill the budget gap, the school district proposed a 2.6% property tax increase, but in December, the PPS board voted down the hike by a vote of 3-5 with one abstention. Board members who opposed the hike cited the wariness of raising taxes during an economic down