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90.5 WESA On today's program: WESA and the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation will host a debate with Pittsburgh’s Mayoral Candidates, as Mayor Bill Peduto attempts to secure a third term; a new study published today looks at how health care workers can use techniques from anti-vaccine social media users to share science-based information online; and we’ll talk about how Penguins' trades could affect their playoff performance. Pittsburgh mayoral candidates will debate today (0:00 — 5:34) This evening at 7 p.m., WESA and the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation will broadcast a debate with...

Five research-backed steps to a pro-vaccination social media campaign What can vaccine proponents, clinicians and public health communicators learn from “anti-vaxxers?” A lot, according to new guidance for pro-vaccination social media events written by University of Pittsburgh health scientists. The five-part guidelines, published today in the journal Vaccine, arose from an analysis of a grassroots pro-vaccination campaign organized last year by popular physician and social media personality Zubin Damania, M.D., colloquially known as “ZDoggMD.” Unexpectedly, more than three-quarters...

TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. University of Pittsburgh researchers are investigating online misinformation relating to the covid-19 vaccines, thanks to a grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. The goal is to create “beneficial and educational messaging about vaccines,” the university said. “We wanted to see what are some of the reasons why we’re seeing some of the trends we’re seeing,” said Beth Hoffman, a Ph.D. student in Pitt’s Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences...

Updated on January 25, 2021 at 10:57 am NBC Universal, Inc. Relaxed coronavirus restrictions for many businesses took effect Monday morning while the state's stay-at-home advisory expired. An order requiring all businesses, including restaurants, to close by 9:30 p.m. was lifted at 5 a.m. Monday, along with the state's stay-at-home advisory, which asked people to stay home between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Businesses that will be able to stay open past 9:30 p.m. include health clubs, movie theaters, casinos and more. The 25 percent capacity restriction remains in place, however, for at least anothe...