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On today’s program: UPMC pediatric infectious diseases specialist Dr. Andrew Nowalk explains how the COVID-19 vaccine has been tested for safety among children aged five to 11 years old; U.S. Senator Bob Casey discusses a bill he is co-sponsoring to help workers transition to renewable energy industries; and Michael Rinsem with Community College of Allegheny County explains how training the new workforce in the region requires forethought and a focus on skills .
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Sen. Bob Casey is proposing a reintroduction of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal program that helped people get jobs during the Great Depression. But the Pennsylvania Democrat’s version of the program would focus on mitigating the effects of climate change as well as offering jobs to the unemployed.
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Last week’s 2,200-page omnibus spending bill nearly doubled funding for construction work led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, from $1 billion to $2…