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Phyllis McIntyre received a surprising but welcome call from UPMC Hamot on Monday. McIntyre, a 90-year-old Erie woman and Hamot patient, was told she could get a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday at the UPMC Health Plan Operations Center. She was one of the first recipients of a new UPMC pilot program designed to vaccinate people who are the most vulnerable to the new coronavirus. "Getting the shot certainly has relieved some of my tension," said McIntyre, who has limited contact with her family, including her great-grandchildren. Hamot unveiled the pilot program Tuesday after contacting hundreds of p...

Susan Bithell was suffering from COVID-19. So was Cory's father, David "Doc" Bithell. Cory Bithell had stopped by his parents' house on Saturday, Nov. 21. He was dropping off lunch. He brought Greek burgers, from New York Lunch, the East Avenue fixture that long had been a favorite dining spot for his parents. They had been housebound for the past 10 days, ever since they had each come down with a fever as high as 102 degrees. Each had lost 20 pounds over that time, further jeopardizing the health of Sue Bithell, 65, and Doc Bithell, 69. "It just seemed that day by day, they got we...