COVERAGE. IN THE LAST HOUR, ALLEGHENY COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS GIVING THEIR WEKLY BRIEFING ON THE PANDEMIC. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS 4 ANCHOR JANELLE HALL JOINS US LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM. JANELLE, THERE’S CONCERNS OF — THERE BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS? JANELLE: THAT’S THE BIG HEADLINE. ALLEGHENY COUNTY EXPANDING WHO CAN GET VACCINATED. STARTING FRIDAY, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL ADD THOSE AGES 50 TO 64 WHO MEET THE ONE A CRITERIA. THAT INCLUDES CANCER, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, COPD, DOWN SYNDROME, HEART CONDITIONS, IMMUNOCOMPROMISED, OBESITY, PREGNANCY, SICKLE CELL DISEASE, TYPE TWO DIABETES AND SPOKEN. DR. DEBORAH BOGAN SAYS SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT A HALF WILL — INCLUDING THOSE COVID VARIANTS. >> WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF OUTBREAKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE U.K. VARIANT. JANELLE: SHE MEANS THAT MEANS ONE PERSON CAN SPREAD THE VIRUS TO MORE PEOPLE. SHE SAYS SHE SEES MORE PEOPLE — MORE CASES LINKED TO GROUP EVENTS. >> ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF ADULT RESIDENTS ARE NOT GET VACCINATED INCLUDING ABOUT 50% OF THOSE 65 AND OLDER. MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES REMAIN AT LIST. JANELLE: THE COUNTY TODAY THAT 150,000 OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE FULLY VACCINATED AND HOSPITALIZATIONS
Allegheny County Health Dept. to expand vaccine eligibility requirements starting Friday
Starting Friday, the health department will add individuals ages 50-64 who meet the Pennsylvania 1A criteria.
Updated: 10:43 PM EDT Mar 17, 2021
The Allegheny County Health Department is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility requirements starting Friday. Starting Friday, the health department will add individuals ages 50-64 who meet the Pennsylvania 1A criteria. Conditions that qualify someone for 1A include cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD, down syndrome, heart conditions, immunocompromise, obesity, pregnancy, sickle cell disease, type 2 diabetes and smoking.Click here to read the latest information about the health department’s vaccine clinics. The announcement was made during the county’s weekly coronavirus news briefing on Wednesday. During the news briefing, Health Department Director Dr. Debra Bogen said she is concerned about a possible spring surge in cases, especially with the COVID-19 variants. Bogen said that means one person can spread the virus to more people than with the main strand. She also said she is seeing more cases linked to group events and she’s looking ahead to when some restrictions will be loosened in Pennsylvania on April 4. The county announced Wednesday that 150,000 residents in the county are fully vaccinated and hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline. Watch a replay of Allegheny County’s coronavirus briefing in the video player above.
The Allegheny County Health Department is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility requirements starting Friday.
Starting Friday, the health department will add individuals ages 50-64 who meet the Pennsylvania 1A criteria.
Conditions that qualify someone for 1A include cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD, down syndrome, heart conditions, immunocompromise, obesity, pregnancy, sickle cell disease, type 2 diabetes and smoking.
Click here to read the latest information about the health department’s vaccine clinics.
The announcement was made during the county’s weekly coronavirus news briefing on Wednesday.
During the news briefing, Health Department Director Dr. Debra Bogen said she is concerned about a possible spring surge in cases, especially with the COVID-19 variants.
Bogen said that means one person can spread the virus to more people than with the main strand.
She also said she is seeing more cases linked to group events and she’s looking ahead to when some restrictions will be loosened in Pennsylvania on April 4.
The county announced Wednesday that 150,000 residents in the county are fully vaccinated and hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline.
Watch a replay of Allegheny County’s coronavirus briefing in the video player above.