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13.12.2021 / 19:53

Pennsylvania's acting health secretary, Alison Beam, to step down

Pennsylvania's Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam. (The Office of Governor Tom Wolf) HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's acting health secretary will resign her post and depart the Wolf administration at the end of December, the governor's office announced Monday.Alison Beam had served in an acting role since January, when Democratic Gov.

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Rachel Levine sworn in as first openly transgender four-star admiral

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Caitlyn Jenner Slammed For Supporting Donald Trump Jr’s Hurtful Post About Asst. Health Secretary Rachel Levine

Donald Trump Jr. shared a particularly egregious post to Instagram on May 17, a side-by-side comparison of Assistant Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine (a “liberal girl”) and California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner (a “conservative girl”). The extremely grainy photo of Levine isn’t flattering and clearly taken while she’s mid-speech. Jenner is dolled up in a bustier with full hair and makeup for a photoshoot.

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Dr. Levine tours Pennsylvania Convention Center vaccination site

PHILADELPHIA - In the nick of time, Philadelphians stepped up to get a shot in the arm. Nine hundred doses of the Pfizer vaccine at risk of expiring Thursday afternoon were administered at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, according to the city’s health department."I think that Philadelphia is doing a great job. I think Pennsylvania has been doing a great job," U.S.

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A first: US Senate confirms transgender doctor for key post

Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation’s assistant secretary of health. She is the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation.

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Sen. Rand Paul criticized for questions during Dr. Rachel Levine's confirmation hearing

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Petition calls for school board member to resign following retweet about Dr. Rachel Levine

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. - A Change.org petition with nearly 2,500 signatures is asking for a member of the Upper Perkiomen School Board to resign over a social post about Dr. Rachel Levine. "I am so enraged," rabbi Jennifer Schlosberg said.

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Pa. legislator mocks trans Biden nominee on Facebook, apologizes

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Pennsylvania legislator shared on Facebook an image mocking the appearance of the state’s recently departed health secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, a transgender woman who has been nominated to serve in the Biden administration, and then offered a general apology Saturday.State Rep.

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Gov. Wolf names replacements for departing health secretary

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Biden picks Pa.'s Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant health secretary

PHILADELPHIA - President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. A pediatrician and former Pennsylvania physician general, Levine was appointed to her current post by Democratic Gov.

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President-elect Joe Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.A pediatrician and former Pennsylvania physician general, Levine was appointed to her current post by Democratic Gov.

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Pennsylvania will begin vaccinating cops, teachers 'soon'

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania will soon begin vaccinating people 75 years and older and "essential workers" like police officers, grocery store clerks and teachers, the state health secretary said Monday.The state remains focused on giving the COVID-19 vaccine to health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities — a group that numbers about 1 million — but is making plans to move to the next stage of its vaccination plan, Dr.

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Pennsylvania expands eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine

PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania on Friday released an updated coronavirus vaccine plan that makes more people eligible for shots in the initial phases of the rollout.Health care workers and nursing home residents remain at the front of the line, followed by people 75 years and older and "essential workers" like police officers, grocery store clerks and teachers.With COVID-19 continuing to rage throughout Pennsylvania, health officials cautioned the state is still months away from having enough doses of the two approved vaccines to inoculate the general public."I know it is difficult to ask, but we must have patience," Dr. Rachel Levine, the state health secretary, said Friday.

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Pennsylvania continues phased vaccine rollout, new centers to open

PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania officials say the vaccination effort is kicking into high gear.The state expects to receive more than 166,000 more doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 80,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine."Now it is important to remember that our vaccines allocation from the federal govrnment does flucuate from week to week as well as the delivery schedule all through Operation Warp Speed," Dr. Rachel Levine said Monday.

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Vaccinations grow in Pennsylvania; 2nd vaccine arriving soon

HARRISBURG, Pa. - More than 17,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to health care workers at Pennsylvania hospitals, the state health secretary said Monday, as hospitals remain stressed by coronavirus patient loads and a second vaccine from Moderna is expected to arrive this week.Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said 87 hospitals have thus far received doses of the first vaccine, from Pfizer, with another 30,000 doses due to arrive this week.

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Pennsylvania governor's coronavirus indoor dining ban challenged by coalition of bars, restaurants

A group of Pennsylvania bars and restaurants is taking legal action against Gov.Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine over new coronavirus rules that will prohibit indoor dining during the holiday season.

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Over 1,200 vaccine shots given in Pennsylvania; more coming

HARRISBURG, Pa. - More than 1,200 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to health care workers at 16 Pennsylvania hospitals, the state health secretary said Thursday, while dozens of other hospitals across the state are waiting to receive more than 96,000 doses by the end of the week.No adverse health effects have been reported in the state among those who have gotten the shot so far, Dr.

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Gov. Wolf to hold virtual COVID-19 press conference Thursday after testing positive

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A day after announced he had tested positive for COVID-19, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf will be hosting a virtual event to provide an update on the virus in the state.Wolf will be joined by Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr.

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Pennsylvania hospital beds filling up amid virus surge

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Hospital beds are filling up and medical staffs are being stretched to the limit as Pennsylvania’s health care system copes with a growing number of seriously ill COVID-19 patients.Nearly half of all hospitals in the south-central region of the state, and a third of those in the southwest, anticipate staffing shortages within a week, according to the state Department of Health. Nurses in the Philadelphia area say they’re overloaded with COVID-19 patients, impacting the quality of care they can provide.And Pennsylvania’s top health official, Dr.

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Pennsylvania expands virus app to school-age phone users

COVID Alert PA Mobile App (Pennsylvania Department of Health) HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania’s two-month-old coronavirus exposure notification app can now be used by mobile phone users as young as 13 as health officials work to stop the virus' spread in schools around the state, officials said Monday.The app, named COVID AlertPa, had been limited to people 18 and over."By expanding the age range, middle- and high-school students will be able to add their phones to the fight and help in contact tracing that occurs in their schools if a positive case is identified," state Health Secretary Dr.

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Pennsylvania issues stay home advisory, adds 'additional safeguards' further limiting gatherings

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania officials are issuing new orders and advisories they are calling "additional safeguards" as they work to slow the spread of coronavirus across the state.Gov. Tom Wolf made the announcement alongside Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr.

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Pennsylvania issues stay home advisory, adds 'additional safeguards' further limiting gatherings

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Pennsylvania could be wearing masks ‘to the end of 2021,’ health secretary says

Coronavirus vaccines could begin arriving in Pennsylvania as soon as next month – but don’t put your mask away anytime soon, the state’s top health official said Thursday, according to a report. Dr.

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Pennsylvania to implement testing requirements for interstate travel, strengthen mask requirements

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania is planning to take additional steps to address a sharp increase in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, officials said Tuesday.The state health secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, announced “targeted efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania,” the Health Department said.

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PA 'call to action': Health officials report alarming jump in COVID-19 cases

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeing the highest number of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began to spread back in March, it was announced Monday.Doctor Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health, presented the alarming news as a part of a regular briefing she holds to update the public on the virus.Dr. Levine announced 3,402 new cases reported between Sunday and Monday, while 2,909 new cases were reported from Saturday to Sunday, adding it’s an alarming jump in cases.

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Pennsylvania health officials confirm 'fall resurgence' of coronavirus

HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania is “at the start of the fall resurgence” of COVID-19, the health secretary said Wednesday, urging residents once more to take steps to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.Wednesday marked the ninth consecutive day that Pennsylvania’s daily case count surpassed 1,000. Though some of the increase caseload is due to expanded testing, hospitalization and test positivity rates are also rising.

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Pennsylvania reports no virus deaths; 1st time since March

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Wolf calls lawmaker's comments on hate towards 'unmasked' an 'attack' on Dr. Levine, LGBTQ community

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Governor Tom Wolf is speaking out after a Hershey-area lawmaker addressed what he called hate towards the 'unmasked community' in a statement that mirrored the state health secretary's response to transphobic attacks.Gov. Wolf described Rep.

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Health secretary hits back after transphobic attacks

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania’s health secretary hit back Tuesday against the “perpetuators and the perpetrators” of transphobic attacks against her, saying they hurt the state’s LGBTQ residents and must come to an end.Dr.

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Pennsylvania reports more than 1,100 new virus cases

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800-plus new cases in Pennsylvania as Phillies game postponed

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine speaks at a coronavirus press conference.

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Pennsylvania sees another day of more than 1,000 infections

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School openings hinge on Pennsylvania's case counts, Dr. Levine warns

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Every region of Pennsylvania has seen an increase in the rate of positive coronavirus cases and failing to stop that could jeopardize the reopening of schools for the fall semester, the state's top health official said Thursday.In addition, Health Secretary Rachel Levine said the majority of counties have seen increases in the number of new cases.“It’s critical to drive down the case counts now in terms of the rise of new cases in order to prepare for schools to reopen," Levine said during a news conference Thursday. "If we don’t do that now, that would put that in jeopardy.”In response to the rise in new cases, Gov.

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Transgender official takes abuse while leading virus efforts

Many of the attacks against Pennsylvania's health secretary have little to do with the way she has handled the statewide response to the coronavirus pandemic.As a transgender woman, Dr. Rachel Levine has been subjected to a stream of mockery and abuse on social media and elsewhere.

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Pennsylvania adds more than 700 new virus cases Monday

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Hospitals not challenged, amid rising cases, official says

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine speaks at a coronavirus press conference.

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Pennsylvania adds 1K cases, biggest single-day report since May

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Allegheny County reports near-record number of infections as border counties deal with surges

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Pittsburgh's spread helps drive up Pennsylvania's coronavirus infections

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Health secretary Levine defends pandemic response in nursing homes

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Pennsylvania officials eye areas where COVID-19 cases are rising

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Confirmed coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania exceed 82,000, as new reported deaths slow

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Pennsylvania sees third straight day of under 400 infections

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Wolf backs off weekly testing demand in nursing homes, announces small business grant program

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Philadelphia, suburban counties move to yellow phase of reopening plan

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs will move into the yellow phase of Pennsylvania's reopening plan on Friday.Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine signed amended yellow phase orders to include 10 counties moving to the yellow phase at 12:01 a.m.

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Philadelphia and suburban counties will move to yellow phase of reopening plan

Philadelphia and suburban counties will move to yellow phase of reopening plan on Friday

FOX 29's Shawnette Wilson breaks down what is allowed and what isn't allowed in the yellow phase.

Philadelphia and suburban counties will move to yellow phase of reopening plan on Friday

Dr. Farley announces that Philadelphia will move to the yellow phase on Friday.

United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0