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Department says letter had 'nothing to do' with decision to withdraw
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Acting Sec. Keara Klinepeter will resign her position with the commonwealth on Friday, April 22. The governor plans to name Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson to serve as acting secretary of the department.
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Needle exchange programs have long been recognized as an effective tool to prevent illness and death associated with drug use. But the practice remains illegal throughout most of Pennsylvania.
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Corrected data shows that the percentage of fully vaccinated Pennsylvania adults is lower than previously reported.
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A group of western Pennsylvania parents is suing UPMC and members of the Wolf administration. They claim the state’s school mask mandate violates the children’s constitutional rights and federal disability law.
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The state has since backed down and told county health officials the agency doesn’t have to pay after all — at least for now.
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The Wolf administration announced a $5 million grant program Tuesday for groups working to educate people about the effectiveness of the vaccines. Grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded to qualifying non-profit, childcare and educational organizations.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health will require that all students in public schools, private schools, and child care facilities wear masks starting Tuesday. Some local school district officials have mixed feelings about the mandate and say they would have preferred the state weigh in before most students returned to classes.
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The state didn’t say why it essentially threw out its application process to determine what local agencies would run the program, but it had faced significant pushback.
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Allegheny County is appealing the state’s decision, but the transition to another provider is still moving forward.