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April 23, 2021 | 12:00 PM

Pa. Farm Show Complex, stuffed with millions of masks and other pandemic supplies, can’t host events

Pennsylvania is looking for a new home for the huge stockpile of emergency supplies the state acquired to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic — and the next pandemic.

By Jan Murphy/PennLive

March 24, 2021 | 12:05 PM

Feds: Former Pitt official stole over 13K N95 masks, sold online

Christopher D. Casamento, 42, of Pittsburgh, stole N95 respirators, surgical masks and particulate respirator masks between Feb. 28 and March 22 last year, selling them on his eBay vendor page, “steel-city-motor-toys,” at “significant price mark ups,” the grand jury’s indictment said.

By Michael Rubinkam/Associated Press

January 21, 2021 | 7:50 AM

UPMC Western psych staff concerned about COVID policies

Health care workers at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital say some of the hospital’s COVID-19 practices don’t sufficiently protect patients or staff from contracting the coronavirus.

By Lucy Perkins/WESA

November 2, 2020 | 7:49 AM

How to vote in-person as safely as possible during a pandemic

“I think it’s really important to consider the space in which people are voting,” said University of Pittsburgh microbiologist Seema Lakdawala, who is an expert on the transmission of influenza viruses.

By Sarah Boden/WESA

September 17, 2020 | 5:35 AM

Why can’t America make enough N95 masks? Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, shortages persist

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, President Trump and industry officials have talked a lot about the need to ramp up domestic manufacturing of critical protective gear. But six months on, there are still shortages of all kinds of PPE, like N95 respirator masks, while face shields are easy to find.

By Joel Rose/NPR

August 19, 2020 | 8:28 AM

June 10, 2020 | 8:10 AM

Pennsylvania orders hospitals to protect workers from virus

By Michael Rubinkam, Mark Scolforo/Associated Press

May 15, 2020 | 5:26 AM

In visit to the Allentown area, Trump says he’ll replenish stockpile for future pandemics

The president arrived on a campaign-like visit to highlight a U.S. medical equipment distributor that is helping make gowns, gloves and other personal protective gear.

By Jill Colvin and Darlen Superville/The Associated Press

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