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Beware of covid-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus vaccine inching toward approval in the U.S. is desperately anticipated by weary Americans longing for a path back to normal life. But criminals are waiting, too, ready to use that desperation to their advantage, federal investigators say. Homeland Security investigators are working with Pfizer, Moderna...
Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK its virus shotsVideo
Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its covid-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection — ramping up the race to begin limited vaccinations as the coronavirus rampage worsens. Multiple vaccine candidates must succeed for the...
New York City to reopen schools, even as coronavirus spread intensifiesVideo
NEW YORK — New York City will reopen its school system to in-person learning, and increase the number of days a week many children attend class, even as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies in the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday. The announcement marks a major policy reversal for the...
Source: Pennsylvania lawmaker gets a positive covid test at Trump meeting
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator abruptly left a West Wing meeting with President Donald Trump after being informed he had tested positive for the coronavirus, a person with direct knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press on Sunday. Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano had gone to the White...
Pittsburgh-area hospitals set record for treating covid patients
The latest surge of covid-19 cases has prompted a 500% increase in hospitalizations when compared to the spring stage of the pandemic, officials from the region’s health care systems said Sunday. While some hospitals are close to running out of intensive care beds, officials at Allegheny Health Network and UPMC...
U.K. stocks up on vaccines, hopes to start coronavirus shots in daysVideo
LONDON — Britain said Sunday it has secured 2 million more doses of a promising coronavirus vaccine as it gears up to launch within days the country’s most ambitious inoculation program in decades. The U.K. has had Europe’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak, with more than 58,000 confirmed virus-related deaths. It now...
Fauci: U.S. may see ‘surge upon surge’ of virus in weeks ahead
The nation’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the U.S. may see “surge upon a surge” of the coronavirus over the coming weeks, and he does not expect current recommendations around social distancing to be relaxed before Christmas. “When you have the kind of inflection that we have, it...
Despite federal ban, renters still being evicted amid virus
BOSTON — A nationwide eviction ban was supposed to protect tenants like Tawanda Mormon, who was forced out of her two-bedroom apartment last month in Cleveland. The 46-year-old, who was hospitalized in August for the coronavirus and can’t work due to mental health issues, said she fell behind on her...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Thankful for the heroes in 2020
On Thanksgiving Day in normal times, we gather with family and friends for the annual feast, watch the big parade early and some football after dinner, before falling asleep on the couch or in a recliner. The company of loved ones and the smells and sounds and laughter make this...
Dr. David Dausey: Be a patriot and roll up your sleeve for covid-19 vaccine
In the coming months, Americans will have the opportunity to do the most patriotic thing they can do for their country: roll up their sleeves and get a vaccine for covid-19. The push to develop a vaccine for covid-19 is truly unprecedented. Coronaviruses were first detected in humans in 1965....
Westmoreland County posts record 284 covid-19 cases; 5 deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported a record 284 new cases of the coronavirus in Westmoreland County. It is the fifth-straight day the county reported more than 200 cases. Five additional deaths were reported, increasing the death toll to 192. Of the new covid-19 cases, 254 are confirmed...
Pennsylvania reaches 350,000 coronavirus cases; adds 41 deaths
Pennsylvania on Saturday reported 8,053 new coronavirus cases, bumping the Keystone State’s total above 350,000 cases. The new data bring the total cases to 351,667; a 50,000-case jump from this time last week. Officials said 24,926 of total cases are considered probable. Health officials define a probable case as one...
Allegheny County posts 663 new coronavirus cases, 1 death
Allegheny County on Saturday recorded 663 new coronavirus cases, a 260-case reduction from the day before’s record-high of 869 cases. This month’s surge in cases isn’t a surprise to health experts. They predicted covid-19 infections would increase as the weather gets colder and people are spending more time indoors. However,...
With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid
SANTA FE, N.M — Faulting inaction in Washington, governors and state lawmakers are racing to get pandemic relief to small-business owners, the unemployed, renters and others whose livelihoods have been upended by the widening coronavirus outbreak. In some cases, elected officials are spending the last of a federal relief package...
Greater Latrobe loses senior high staffer to covid-19, reacts to state directive
A staff member at Greater Latrobe Senior High has died of complications of covid-19, according to the school district. Superintendent Georgia Teppert stated in an email sent to district faculty and staff on Thanksgiving Day that district officials learned Terri Sherwin, a senior high secretary, died Wednesday evening from covid-19...
Los Angeles issues stay-home order as coronavirus surges
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County announced a new stay-home order Friday as coronavirus cases surged out of control in the nation’s most populous county. The three-week order takes effect Monday. It came as the county of 10 million residents confirmed 24 new deaths and 4,544 new confirmed cases of...
Brooklyn bishop hails ruling, says diocese in line with pope
NEW YORK — The longtime head of the Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn said Friday that a ruling by the Supreme Court that barred New York from enforcing certain restrictions on religious services in areas hit hard by the coronavirus is a “good decision” that guarantees constitutional protections for the...
Westmoreland County covid-19 transmission level rises, remains at ‘substantial’ level
Westmoreland County remained in the “substantial” level of covid-19 transmission this week, as it has been for more than a month. As health officials expressed concern about the transmission risk related to Thanksgiving holiday travel and gatherings, Westmoreland ended the most recent seven-day period with a case level of 321.2...
Covid surge overwhelms Allegheny County case investigation efforts
A staggering rise in new covid-19 cases in Allegheny County means fewer people will receive calls from case investigators who have been overwhelmed with the rapid increase, Allegheny County Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen said Friday. On Thursday and Friday, the county recorded a combined 1,642 new cases – more...
CDC: U.S. covid-19 death toll could reach 321,000 by mid-December
ATLANTA — A new report issued this week by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the coronavirus death toll could reach up to 321,000 by the middle of December. According to the CDC’s “COVID-19 Forecasts: Deaths,” models are predicting the number of coronavirus deaths will likely increase...
Pennsylvania reports 2 days of record new covid-19 cases
Pennsylvania on Friday reported a record number of new covid-19 infections for the past two days. The number of new cases reported surged to 8,425 on Thursday, a record, before backing off slightly on Friday with 7,360 cases, the second highest ever reported in the state. The state’s seven-day average...
Westmoreland County 2-day report has 516 new coronavirus cases, 8 deaths
Westmoreland County on Friday reported 516 new cases of covid-19 in two days and eight new deaths. The county added 253 cases Thursday and another 263 on Friday. Those cases came after the county reported a record high number of new cases (273) on Wednesday. The seven-day average is now...
6th Arizona state lawmaker tests positive for covid
PHOENIX — A sixth member of the Arizona Legislature has confirmed he tested positive for covid-19. Rep. Andrés Cano, a Democrat, announced on social media Wednesday that he is not symptomatic and is in isolation. “Covid-19 cases are spiking throughout our Nation, and nobody is immune — even when precautions...
Coronavirus cases continue at record pace in Allegheny County
Allegheny County on Friday reported 869 new cases of covid-19, up sharply from the previous daily record of 773 set just the day before. As predicted by health experts, coronavirus infections are reaching new highs as we approach the colder season and people shift to indoor activities. Allegheny County has...
New cardinals quarantine in pope’s hotel ahead of ceremony
ROME — The Vatican’s Santa Marta hotel was built to sequester cardinals during papal elections. It’s now sequestering soon-to-be cardinals in town for this weekend’s ceremony to get their red hats: A handful are in protective coronavirus quarantine, confined to their rooms on Vatican orders and getting meals delivered to...
