Acting Secretary of Health: Pennsylvanians Can Now Use COVID Alert PA to Access Important COVID-19 Vaccine Information

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Pennsylvanians With Questions About The Vaccination Process Can Call The Department Of Health Hotline At 1-877-724-3258 02/26/2021 Harrisburg, PA – Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam today announced that Pennsylvanians can now use COVID Alert PA to access important COVID-19 vaccine … Continued

PA Teachers Praise Vaccination Plan

Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-03-04/education/pa-teachers-praise-vaccination-plan/a73412-1 March 4, 2021 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Teachers said prioritizing vaccinations for school staff is essential to providing the best education for students and keeping the community safe. (David … Continued

Wolf Administration Submits Pandemic EBT Plan To Help Pennsylvania Families Cover The Cost Of Missed School Meals

03/02/2021 Harrisburg, PA – The departments of Human Services (DHS) and Education (PDE) today submitted for federal approval the Wolf Administration’s plan to issue more than $1 billion in federally-funded benefits to the families of Pennsylvania children who have attended school … Continued

Statement by the Pennsylvania Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs Condemning Racial Violence Against Asian Pacific Americans

Harrisburg, Pa. – The Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs condemns the recent attacks on Asian Pacific Americans across the nation and calls for all Pennsylvanians to stand up against anti-Asian hate and racism in all forms. From Oakland, … Continued

Wolf: Centralized Registration for Vaccines Could Come When Supply Grows

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Posted at https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/wolf-centralized-registration-for-vaccines-could-come-when-supply-grows/ By  Elizabeth Hardison February 23, 2021 (Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, an emergency department physician at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, receives Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, Mon., 12/14/20) Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday that Pennsylvania may launch a centralized tool to … Continued

Sign Petition Calling for Governor, Lieutenant Governor to Fix Broken Unemployment System

From the Philadelphia Unemployment Project (http://www.philaup.org/): The Philadelphia Unemployment Project is launching a state-wide petition demanding that Gov. Wolf and Lt. Gov. Fetterman immediately fix our state’s broken unemployment system. Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians have gone weeks missing payments, unable to … Continued

Call on Congress to Protect and Expand Healthcare in COVID Relief Package

From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Since last March, millions of people have lost their employer-sponsored health insurance—on top of the millions who already lacked insurance. Now, we have an incredible opportunity to expand healthcare coverage to millions of … Continued