Covid Archives

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Pittsburgh Public Schools and other districts address pandemic learning interruptions

Students’ social and emotional needs, chronic absenteeism, discipline issues, staffing shortages and high Covid infection rates make progress difficult.

13 Jan 2022

Pennsylvania healthcare workers ask lawmakers to extend expiring Covid waivers

With cases rising, healthcare professionals are urging the legislature to extend the regulatory changes to maximize the number of workers in hospitals and long-term care facilities.

13 Sep 2021

Breaking news: Gov. Wolf to mandate masks in Pennsylvania K-12 schools

It will apply to PA's public and private K-12 schools, as well as early learning and child-care facilities, starting Sept. 7.

31 Aug 2021

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

Pittsburgh’s Indian diaspora races to find oxygen for India, reports The New York Times

By Friday, 400 oxygen concentrators were ordered, to be flown to India.

05 May 2021

ETC: 1,800 ribbons in Aspinwall, Argyle Studio seeks artists, 3 Rivers Comicon is a go and more

Help out local service industry workers through online concerts and fundraisers.

17 Mar 2021

Community Kitchen Pittsburgh finds new ways to help the restaurant industry weather the pandemic

Since March 16, 2020, the organization has prepared more than 400,000 meals for local charities, schools and elderly care centers.

03 Mar 2021

Pitt inventor of the marijuana breathalyzer creates 5-minute Covid test

The research team is working on a handheld device that will detect Covid electronically in five minutes, faster and with more accuracy than conventional tests.

23 Feb 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

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