Month: March 2021

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Allegheny County Health Department opening COVID-19 vaccine clinics to anyone eligible in Phase 1A Updated: 5:14 PM EDT Mar 24, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript I'm pleased to announce that starting immediately, our county vaccination sites will accept all those with phase one a eligible conditions the lower age limit, either 16 or 18 for those one a eligible sites, those one a eligible will vary by which vaccine we are giving at each site. Last week was our final week for our daily clinic in Monroeville. Thank you to our team, who opened this site at the end of December and provided some of the...

Michigan is seeing an “alarming increase” in hospitalizations among younger adults who are less likely to be vaccinated, according to inpatient data collected by the Michigan Health & Hospital Association. In the past three weeks, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has more than doubled, from about 824 on March 1 compared to 1,687 reported Tuesday, March 23. Currently, 356 coronavirus patients are in ICUs, a 58% increase compared to the 225 in ICUs on March 1. The increases are being driven by younger adults: Since March 1, hospitalizations increased by 633% for adults ages 30-39 and by 800% for adults ages 40-49, the MHA says. Meanwhile, hospitalizations for those age 80 and older are up 37%. About 44% of people in that age group are fully vaccinated and more than two-third...

From the Mayor’s Office: “Today, Mayor Bowser and DC Health are announcing a new partnership to bring on three CVS pharmacies that will focus on vaccinating teachers and school staff, child care workers, health care workers, and DC residents 65 and older. Eligible individuals will still pre-register through vaccinate.dc.gov, but will be directed to schedule their appointment directly through the CVS website. Over the next 7-10 days, 3,510 doses will be made available for this partnership. Two of the CVS pharmacies are in Ward 7 and one is in Ward 5. Since the pre-registration system launched, approximately 28,236 individuals have already pre-registered, received an invitation, and booked an appointment. To date, approximately 202,824 individuals have pre-registered for and are a...

County officials are urging people not to give in to COVID fatigue just yet as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations start to climb once again in the Capital Region. While the region is in the midst of a full-court press to vaccinate the public, officials have warned against relaxing precautions too soon as the area has not yet achieved herd immunity and highly transmissible variants of the virus continue to be found in New York. In Warren County, where COVID-19 numbers have been relatively small compared to more populous areas, the percentage of people testing positive for the virus has increased 31 percent over the past week, officials said Wednesday. Ginelle Jones, county health services director, said indoor gatherings where people have gotten together for meals ...