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Covid-19 hospitalizations tumble among U.S. senior citizens
WASHINGTON — Covid-19 hospitalizations among older Americans have plunged 80% since the start of the year, dramatic proof the vaccination campaign is working. Now the trick is to get more of the nation’s younger people to roll up their sleeves. The drop-off in severe cases among people 65 and older...
Covid case numbers continue to decline in Pennsylvania
For the fourth straight day, Pennsylvania’s new covid-19 case report reduces the seven-day case average — something that hasn’t happened since early March. It’s a hopeful sign, considering that from March 9, when the most recent covid-case surge began, through April 18, the state managed to lower its seven-day case...
I’m fully vaccinated against covid-19. How long will the protection last? 
In the United States, the number of adults who have received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine is now higher than the number who haven’t. In addition, one in three U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With...
Covid vaccine supply overtakes demand in Allegheny County 
Vaccine supply now outnumbers demand in Allegheny County, officials said Wednesday At a news conference, Dr. Debra Bogen, health director, and County Executive Rich Fitzgerald again encouraged county residents to make a vaccine appointment or walk in for a dose at a county clinic. All Pennsylvania residents 16 and older...
Pittsburgh Mercy to offer free covid vaccines Saturday at South Side clinic
Pittsburgh Mercy just received enough vaccine supply to offer free doses to several hundred people this weekend at its clinic on Pittsburgh’s South Side, officials announced Wednesday. Appointments can be made via Pittsburgh Mercy’s website, and no insurance is required. Vaccine doses will be distributed between 9 a.m. and 2...
Get a shot, play slots: West Virginia casino clinic lets in out-of-staters
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A vaccine clinic at a West Virginia casino is welcoming people from outside of the state to get their covid-19 shots as demand declines among in-state residents. “Grateful was what we saw in their eyes,” said Betsy Gambino, a nurse with Berkeley Medical Center who helped administer...
White House offers new tax credit to help spur vaccinations
WASHINGTON — The White House is trying to overcome diminishing demand for covid-19 shots by offering businesses a tax incentive to give employees paid leave to get vaccinated. The move comes as the United States is set to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of administering 200 million coronavirus doses in...
Allegheny County’s covid case average drops to lowest in month
Allegheny County reported 340 more covid cases on Wednesday, as weekly numbers returned to lower averages. The county’s seven-day average of new cases dropped from 491 on Tuesday to 351 on Wednesday. It’s the lowest seven-day average since 326 on March 25. For the month, the county is averaging 436...
Pitt to host vaccine clinic for students, employees
The University of Pittsburgh will host a vaccine clinic Wednesday at the Petersen Events Center from noon to 6 p.m., where clinicians will administer first doses of the Moderna covid-19 vaccine. Kevin Zwick, a university spokesman, said Pitt received 500 doses from the state Department of Health. There will be...
Ted Nugent, who once dismissed covid-19, sickened by virus
Rocker Ted Nugent is revealing he was in agony after testing positive for coronavirus — months after he said the virus was “not a real pandemic.” “I thought I was dying,” Nugent says in a Facebook live video posted Monday. “I literally could hardly crawl out of bed the last...
EU agency links J&J shot to rare clots, says odds favor use
LONDON — The European Union’s drug regulatory agency said Tuesday that it found a “possible link” between Johnson & Johnson’s covid-19 vaccine and extremely rare blood clots and that a warning should be added to the label. But experts at the agency reiterated that the vaccine’s benefits outweigh the risks....
Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County see most reported covid deaths in months
Months-long highs for covid deaths were reported Tuesday in Pennsylvania and Westmoreland County. The additional covid deaths also continued a trend that has been going on at the state and county level for two and three months, respectively. Deaths Pennsylvania on Tuesday reported the most additional covid deaths since late...
Arizona governor orders ‘vaccine passport’ ban for the state
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey used his executive powers Monday to prohibit local and regional governments from making “vaccine passports” a requirement for people to enter businesses or get services, calling it an encroachment on the private medical information of Arizona residents. The Republican governor signed an executive order that...
Walgreens pharmacy distributes saline, not vaccine, to 22 in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Walgreens pharmacy in a North Carolina town gave a small number of people an injection of saline instead of a covid-19 vaccine last month, the company said Monday. Erin Loverher, a Walgreens spokesperson, said 22 people at one location were affected by the mix-up on March...
Pennsylvania posts lowest 2-day covid case report since March 23
The state’s latest covid-19 new case report, issued Monday, has not been this low since the fourth week of March. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Monday a single-day new case total of 1,914 — the first below 2,000 since March 22. When combined with Sunday’s single-day report of 3,761...
2 community groups plan coronavirus vaccine clinics in North Huntingdon, Greensburg
Community groups are partnering with pharmacies for two free, appointment-only coronavirus vaccine clinics this week. North Huntingdon EMS/Rescue is holding a clinic with Rite Aid on Tuesday at Calvary Church, 8653 Pennsylvania Ave. The Moderna vaccine, for anyone 18 and older, will be administered and, as of midday Monday, more...
Gov. Wolf receives covid vaccine shot
Gov. Tom Wolf received his first dose of covid vaccine Monday morning, about a week after Pennsylvania opened eligibility to all residents. “I was happy to wait until every Pennsylvanian who wants a vaccine was eligible to get my own, and I was really pleased to get my first dose...
India’s capital to lock down amid explosive coronavirus surge 
NEW DELHI — New Delhi imposed a weeklong lockdown Monday night to prevent the collapse of the Indian capital’s health system, which authorities said had been pushed to its limit amid an explosive surge in coronavirus cases. In scenes familiar from surges elsewhere, ambulances catapulted from one hospital to another,...
Michigan governor says covid-19 infections could be dropping 
LANSING, Mich. — After leading the nation’s covid-19 daily case rate for weeks, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Sunday that Michigan could be seeing a drop in infections. Whitmer has extended a pandemic order that limits business capacity and requires masks in public, but the Democrat has avoided further restrictions in...
Half of U.S. adults now have received at least 1 covid shot
WASHINGTON — Half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one covid-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation’s largest-ever vaccination campaign but leaving more work to do to convince skeptical Americans to roll up their sleeves. Almost 130 million people 18 or...
Fauci says he expects J&J vaccine to resume later this week
WASHINGTON — The United States will likely move to resume Johnson & Johnson’s covid-19 vaccine this coming week, possibly with restrictions or broader warnings after reports of some very rare blood clot cases, the government’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, in a series of news show...
Covid cases continue slow increase as over 40% of Pa. has at least 1 vaccine dose
For the fifth straight day, Pennsylvania has posted a new daily covid case number above 5,000 — something it has not done since mid-January. The state’s seven-day case average rose to 4,949, with a total of 34,642 cases during that seven-day span. The last time the state’s seven-day case average...
New restrictions ire many in Canada’s most populous province
TORONTO — New pandemic restrictions imposed by Canada’s most populous province immediately ran into opposition on Saturday as police departments insisted they wouldn’t use new powers to randomly stop motorists and health experts complained the rules focus on outdoor activities rather than more dangerous indoor settings. Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s...
Federal officials reverse limits on fetal tissue research
Federal officials on Friday reversed Trump administration restrictions on using human fetal tissue for medical research. The changes clear the way for using government money on work that in the past has led to treatments for a variety of diseases, including covid-19. Government scientists now will be able to resume...
Michigan extends mask order, capacity limits amid surge
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan on Friday extended by five weeks a pandemic order that limits business capacity and requires masks in public, even for young children in day care, as the state battles the country’s highest daily coronavirus infection rate. The measure, which was expected and replaces one that had...


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