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In a monumental moment in the battle against COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday lifted indoor face mask and social distancing mandates for people who are fully vaccinated. “Yesterday’s announcement represents a significant milestone, and a culmination of months of vaccinations that have proven to be highly effective,” said Dr. Marc Itskowitz, internal medicine physician at Allegheny Health Network. “It represents one of the final steps to end this pandemic.” An email statement issued by Monongahela Valley Hospital said, “Monongah...

TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Western Pennsylvania health professionals say the newest public health guidelines about maskless gatherings are a “measured step toward normalcy” — but they also come with some concerns. “I worry a little bit, frankly, that people will maybe misinterpret this particular guidance, and think it gives more freedoms than it really does,” said Dr. Carol Fox, chief medical officer at Excela Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday announced updated...

Courtesy of UPMC Dr. Don Yealy, UPMC’s chair of emergency medicine, speaks at a virtual news conference Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Flu cases both locally and across Pennsylvania have remained low compared to the record-breaking case counts seen in the 2019-20 flu season. But doctors cautioned Tuesday it’s still early in the season, and the usual January uptick could coincide with a holiday-driven surge in covid-19 cases. As of Dec. 19, there have been 767 lab-confirmed ca...