The omicron variant of COVID-19 has brought more difficuties for restaurant owners and workers as they continue to navigate staffing and supply chain shortages and other issues.
Mutual aid groups face challenges to continue supporting local workers pghcitypaper.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pghcitypaper.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A group advocating for restaurant workers in Pittsburgh expressed concern over access to the COVID-19 vaccine and called out the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Pittsburgh Restaurant Workers Aid released a statement on Wednesday after learning those in the industry remain in priority group 1C, eligible to get the vaccine on April 12. Larisa Mednis said that date is soon but not soon enough as some restrictions on Pennsylvania restaurants will.