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Vaccines against COVID-19, the seasonal flu and RSV are our best chance of preventing a winter surge

Vaccinated family - Getty Images stock photo by Libby Richards, Purdue University As cold and flu season ramps up, health care experts are once again on...

Bivalent — or ambivalent? COVID is down but low booster rates could set stage for surge.

Samantha Rodriguez outside of her home in Penn Hills. (Photo by Clare Sheedy/PublicSource) COVID case counts are down, but so is testing and vaccination. Fading...

Get Proactive This Winter to Reduce ‘Tripledemic’ Impact on Children, Adults  

Photo: Getty Images   While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there is low flu activity in Michigan (as of early December), the...

Allegheny County phasing out COVID-19 testing sites amid low transmission

A patient sample that is awaiting testing for the coronavirus. (Photo by Kimberly Rowen/Public Source) by Amelia Winger, PublicSource As demand for COVID-19 testing subsides, Allegheny...

Allegheny County COVID-19 transmission rate is low

by Amelia Winger, PublicSource The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared that Allegheny County’s level of transmission of COVID-19 is currently in the...

As doors open, schools and colleges weigh masking, quarantines and monkeypox

Photos via Adobe Stock. (Photo illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource) Update (8/25/22): While masking in Pittsburgh Public Schools buildings remains mandatory while COVID-19 levels are high, as...

As CDC loosens COVID guidelines, Allegheny County transmission rate is medium

by Amelia Winger The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made substantive changes to its coronavirus guidance on Aug. 11, citing protections that most Americans have...

The third summer of COVID-19 brings home tests, boosters and uncertainty

After rising in the spring, case counts have dipped — but the tally misses many home tests, and hospitalizations and deaths continue. by Ashanti McLaurin and Amelia...

The third summer of COVID-19 brings home tests, boosters and uncertainty

After rising in the spring, case counts have dipped — but the tally misses many home tests, and hospitalizations and deaths continue. by Ashanti McLaurin and Amelia...

Tracking COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County

  Resources Allegheny County’s COVID-19 resource page with links to information on vaccines, testing sites and quarantine basics Allegheny County's map of vaccination sites Housing and mental health...
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