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Pennsylvania’s covid-19 mask mandate will update to fall in line with new federal guidance released Thursday, meaning those who are fully vaccinated can go unmasked in most of their daily activities.
Those who are fully inoculated against covid-19 can go maskless in most situations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Thursday, drastically updating public health guidelines that have altered American life in the last 14 months. The new guidelines still recommend masks in crowded indoor settings like public transportation, hospitals, prisons and shelters but could ease restrictions for reopening workplaces and schools.
The race to vaccinate is on in Pennsylvania, aided by Gov. Tom Wolf s plans to remove the state s mask mandates when 70% of adults in the state are fully vaccinated.According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 42% of adults in the state are now fully vaccinated and 63% of adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine.Allegheny Health Network s Dr. Tariq Cheema said vaccination rates have dropped, but the state is still on pace to reach the 70% threshold. We will be at 50% by the end of the month for the whole country, Cheema said. Pennsylvania may be sooner than that, because we ve been vaccinating at a higher pace than other places in the country, so by the summer I would say most of us will be at 70% or above. Cheema said overcoming vaccine hesitancy will be the biggest obstacle moving forward, now that doses are readily available.State Rep. Eric Nelson, R-Westmoreland County, commended the governor for setting a benchmark for the state that
What to do with your COVID-19 vaccination card One of the biggest reasons I think would be to carry the card around is honestly for peace of mind, said Allegheny Health Network Dr. Kady Miletti. Share Updated: 6:29 PM EST Mar 12, 2021
What to do with your COVID-19 vaccination card One of the biggest reasons I think would be to carry the card around is honestly for peace of mind, said Allegheny Health Network Dr. Kady Miletti. Share Updated: 6:29 PM EST Mar 12, 2021
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Show Transcript DOCTORS ADVISED TO HANG ONTO THAT FOR NOW. MARCIE: IF YOU HAVE BEEN VACCINATED OR PLAN TO BE YOU HAVE THIS CARD OR WILL. IT KEEPS A RECORD OF WHO VACCINATED YOU AND WHEN. BUT WE HAVE RECIVED LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT ITS PURPOSE SO WE TALKED TO TWO DOCTORS ABOUT WHEN YOU GET IT. ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS I THINK WOULD BE TO CARRY THE CARD AROUND IS HONESTLY FOR PEACE OF MIND. MARCIE: ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK DR. KADY MIETTI SAYS, RIGHT NOW, THESE C
Swollen lymph nodes and lumps under the armpit, doctors say, are a side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine. The job of the lymph node is to actually have the response to the vaccine and create antibodies that will protect us, if we got the virus, said Allegheny Health Network Dr. Robin Sobolewski. Their job is to enlarge and work overtime so that s a normal response. Pam Lynn never experienced swollen lymph nodes, but she said her mammogram, four days after her second dose of the vaccine, showed an abnormality. I get a phone call saying there were some abnormalities, which is scary, and it s on your left side and I actually had a history of breast cancer on that side, so I was doubly unsettled, said Lynn.Lynn said she waited weeks for a sonogram, where doctors realized that swelling found on the images, was the result of the vaccine. The Society of Breast Imaging is warning that this side effect could mimic symptoms of breast cancer and they are recommending that screening exams