January 24, 2022 What to Know about the State’s Capacity Strike Teams The Pennsylvania Department of Health today announced the deployment of its first health care “strike team” to support Grand View Health in Bucks County.
January 21, 2022 New Studies Show Power of Booster Dose Against Omicron Booster doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were 90 percent effective to prevent hospitalization due to the Omicron variant, according to a new report released today.
January 20, 2022 A Primer on COVID Testing Getting tested is an important prevention measure to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. With the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the demand for tests accelerated during the winter holidays and continues this month.
January 19, 2022 5 Takeaways from Today’s Rural Health Hearing Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals are transforming to ensure they remain anchors within their communities, but face unique staffing challenges that have been exacerbated by COVID-19.
January 13, 2022 Supreme Court Upholds COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care, Blocks Mandate for Large Employers The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for facilities receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding but blocked vaccine-or-test requirements for large private companies.
January 13, 2022 U.S. Plans to Provide High-Quality Masks, 1B Rapid Tests to Americans With COVID-19 case counts reaching record rates, President Joe Biden today said his administration is preparing to provide free “high-quality” masks and ship one billion at-home rapid tests to Americans.
January 12, 2022 The Good and Bad News on Omicron New data on the severity of Omicron variant indicates that it leads to milder illness than previous variants, but a “staggering” COVID-19 caseload continues to challenge the nation’s hospitals.
January 11, 2022 UPMC, DOH Emphasize Safety, Importance of COVID-19 Vaccine during Pregnancy Only 30 to 35 percent of pregnant people in the U.S. are vaccinated against COVID-19 in the U.S., recent studies suggest.
January 07, 2022 Governor Announces Support Addressing Hospital Capacity, Staffing Challenges Governor Tom Wolf today announced targeted support to help hospital care for patients amid a record surge in Pennsylvanians hospitalized with COVID-19. The administration is working with the...
January 06, 2022 CDC Clears Booster Doses for Children 12 to 15 as Cases, Hospitalizations Soar This week, the nation’s public health agencies have expanded COVID-19 booster eligibility for children between 12 and 15.