State officials realized last weekend that an unknown number of second doses of Moderna vaccine were administered as first doses, turning an already tumultuous vaccine rollout even further on its head.
Barry Ciccocioppo, COVID-19 press secretary for the Department of Health, said Thursday that communication from the department needs to be clearer regarding which vaccines are first doses and which are second doses, and said that pharmacies that misadministered doses shouldn t bear all the blame. We re not saying necessarily that it was the pharmacies who made a mistake, Ciccocioppo said. We re not trying to place blame on anyone.
Ciccocioppo said that the problem became evident when there was a much higher amount of second doses being requested from providers than what would be allocated by the federal government. The misadministration of doses has been happening over the past few weeks, he said
On paper, Sewickley Heights has had one of the highest case rates of covid-19 in Allegheny County.
In early January, the borough of roughly 800 residents had about 307 positive cases a case rate of 3,700 per 10,000 residents, or 37%. Nationally, the rate was 7.5% on Jan. 25. In Pennsylvania, it was around 6.3%.
“I knew that number had to be wrong,” said John Bunce, a resident of Leet.
He said the Sewickley area is “very well-behaved” when it comes to following county, state and federal guidelines to curb the spread of the disease. Bunce’s daily routine includes going to Mass, a coffee shop and a bakery where he observes people following all of the rules.
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Tuscaloosa:No community spikes in coronavirus infections related to last week’s celebration of the University of Alabama football team’s national championship have been reported at local hospitals. But Mayor Walt Maddox said Tuesday the situation could change in the coming days. New arrivals at DCH Health System hospitals have remained fairly level since the daily inpatient totals soared above 100 in early December, according to the latest data from City Hall. “Although it’s not going down, it’s not going up precipitously,” Maddox said, “and certainly we’ll take that bit of good news.” Outside of Monday’s count of 31, the number of those arriving at DCH Health System hospitals suffering from the coronavirus has averaged about 20 per day for the past week. In that span, DCH had admitted 154 new COVID-19 patients while discharging 176 who had recovered. Among those admitted, 36% are from within the Tuscaloosa city l
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Alabama
Tuscaloosa: No community spikes in coronavirus infections related to last week’s celebration of the University of Alabama football team’s national championship have been reported at local hospitals. But Mayor Walt Maddox said Tuesday the situation could change in the coming days. New arrivals at DCH Health System hospitals have remained fairly level since the daily inpatient totals soared above 100 in early December, according to the latest data from City Hall. “Although it’s not going down, it’s not going up precipitously,” Maddox said, “and certainly we’ll take that bit of good news.” Outside of Monday’s count of 31, the number of those arriving at DCH Health System hospitals suffering from the coronavirus has averaged about 20 per day for the past week. In that span, DCH had admitted 154 ne
BRIGHTON TWP. The wait is over for Beaver County s seniors.
Heritage Valley Health System will begin offering a mass vaccination program for the more than 35,000 Beaver County residents age 65 and older to become inoculated against COVID-19.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health recently added those age 65 and older to the 1A category of COVID vaccine roll-out, in accordance with new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Tuesday, state health officials announced that those 65 and older and those ages 16 to 64 with certain underlying medical conditions are immediately eligible to be vaccinated. We want you to get vaccinated as quickly as possible, said Cindy Findley, Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Deputy Secretary for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and leader of the state’s Vaccine Task Force. We know that Pennsylvanians are ready for the vaccine.