Stories tagged: "Vaccine 2021"

Coronavirus Some of the founders of VaccinatePA talk on a Zoom call. Clockwise, from top left: Zhengming Wang, Richard Goulazian, Andrea Michael, and Courtney Sheridan. (Courtesy of VaccinatePA)
Coronavirus VaccinatePA Is Empowering Pennsylvanians to Get Vaccinated

VaccinatePA has attracted more than 350,000 visitors to their site and their goal is simple—help Pennsylvanians get vaccine appointments.

Ume Sarfaraz Ume Sarfaraz April 14, 2021 4:37 pm EDT
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Michigan This Oakland County Leader’s Family Vacation Exemplifies Black History Month

From the legacy of his ancestors to navigating a disease threatening Black Michiganders today, Rudy Hobbs is steeped in history.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel February 23, 2021 1:29 pm EST
Vaccine News AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
Vaccine News Arizona Successfully Opened Its 24/7 Vaccination Site at State Farm Stadium—and There Are More to Come

President Joe Biden praised Arizona’s vaccine rollout during a virtual tour of the stadium, where thousands of residents are vaccinated daily.

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi February 9, 2021 1:59 pm EST
Pennsylvania Dr. George Garrow, the chief medical officer for the Primary Health Network in Western Pennsylvania, holds a dose of the coronavirus vaccine. (Screenshot. Graphic treatment by Rebecca Russ)
Pennsylvania Logistics Isn’t the Only Problem to Vaccinating Rural Pennsylvania

Health experts say the vaccine rollout is going slower in rural areas, in part, because rural residents don't trust the government.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams February 1, 2021 3:58 pm EST
Coronavirus An unidentified man smokes a cigarette during the coronavirus pandemic. (Shutterstock Photo/Sergii Sobolevskyi)
Coronavirus Pennsylvanians Who Light Up Can Now Line Up for the COVID Vaccine

Smokers are in Phase 1A of the state’s vaccine rollout plan, putting smokers ahead of non-healthcare frontline workers.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams January 26, 2021 1:22 pm EST

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Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., is one of the eight republicans who voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act. (House Television via AP) Jobs These Are the Eight PA Representatives Who Voted Against the Paycheck Fairness Act
Photo courtesy of Apple Blossom Furnishing. Economy ‘We Survived it’: Michigan Business Owner Made it Through a Year of Unpredictability
Left: A sewer line under construction along St. Paul Avenue in Milwaukee in 1920. Right: Victor Berger, co-founder of the Socialist Party of America, editor of the Milwaukee Leader, and the first Socialist elected to Congress. Lower: Construction of a Milwaukee sewer line in 1932. (Photos courtesy: Wisconsin Historical Society and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. Graphic by Morgaine Ford-Workman.) Wisconsin Infrastructure Is Good Politics—Just Ask Milwaukee’s Sewer Socialists of 1904
AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool COVID Vaccine A Vaccinated Arizona Lawmaker Got COVID, But Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Skip the Vaccine
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Health Mass Vaccination Sites Finally Start Opening Throughout the Country

Thousands of people are expected to get vaccinated every day in each location.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers January 22, 2021 2:50 pm EST
Coronavirus A man wearing a face mask bicycles along Broad Street, Nov. 18, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Coronavirus Pennsylvania Surpasses 20,000 Coronavirus-Related Deaths

It took the state eight months to reach 10,000. It hit 20,000 eight weeks later.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla January 21, 2021 4:49 pm EST