Do people with weak immune systems need another dose of the Covid vaccine?
Roughly 12 million people in the United States have weakened immune systems.
05 Aug 2021
Still need a Covid vaccine? Find it here with Allegheny County’s vaccine finder map
The vaccine shortages, priority tiers and confusing sign-up sites are all in the past now. Now, everyone (ages 16 and up) is eligible.
26 Apr 2021
Allegheny County to launch a new and greatly improved vaccine registration system next week
Despite 370,000 vaccinations so far in Allegheny County, Covid case counts are on the rise.
25 Mar 2021
ACHD sites expand vaccine eligibility to ages 50-64 with health conditions, new clinics opening
To make this happen, new mass vaccination sites in Oakland, the Hill District and Ross Township are opening next week.
19 Mar 2021
Some residents face many barriers to Covid vaccination. Local groups are helping out
The Covid vaccine rollout in Allegheny County — like in most communities across the country — has been fraught with obstacles that make getting the vaccine harder for those at most risk of serious illness and death from the virus.
23 Feb 2021
We’re in a race to vaccinate and educate, say Pittsburgh vaccine experts
Public health officials are trying to vaccinate as many people as possible to limit how many Americans get sick and die and to stop the virus before it mutates and becomes even harder to stop.
09 Feb 2021
Duquesne University training hundreds of students, pharmacists to meet exploding need for Covid vaccines
For mass Covid vaccination to occur, someone has to give out all those shots. Duquesne is stepping up its efforts to train people.
01 Feb 2021
ETC: Ski Lodge pop-up opens Downtown, a Groundhog Day spirit, a dino-mite discovery and more
A food distribution event, a tour of a beer exhibit and lots more news.
05 Jan 2021
Dynamics Inc. creates Nanowave Air, a device that kills airborne Covid with UV light
The Nanowave Air device can inactivate up to 99% of the Covid virus in the air at up to 300 liters per minute using ultraviolet light.
16 Nov 2020
Covid cases are way up, death rates are down. UPMC docs provide update
UPMC projects confidence that they have the resources and hard-earned knowledge to deal with whatever comes next in the pandemic.
11 Nov 2020