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What getting COVID-19 vaccinated on campus looks like this year

Kaitlyn Hughes | news editor Getting a COVID-19 vaccine on campus might look a little different this year with new recommendations from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The vaccine will no longer be offered at the mass flu clinics that take place in the fall. Instead, employees must contact the Center for Pharmacy Care, and students must contact Health Services if interested in receiving … Continue reading What getting COVID-19 vaccinated on campus looks like this year

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Access to vaccines: Let pharmacy employees give more shots

by Mohammad Sajjad | staff columnist March 24, 2022 Think about the last time you received a vaccine. Chances are that it was administered by either a pharmacist or another pharmacy employee. With 90% of Americans living within five miles of a pharmacy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pharmacies have proven to be some of the most accessible health and wellness … Continue reading Access to vaccines: Let pharmacy employees give more shots

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Arts & Entertainment

New Benedum vaccination policy marks start of season

Rio Scarcelli | staff writer 8/26/21   This summer began Pittsburgh’s cultural reawakening as performing arts centers hosted outdoor shows and events following CDC guidelines. Pittsburgh Cultural Trusts’ new plan is to take the entertainment back onto the stage for the 2021-22 season. “I felt like not having that same cultural experience when coming to Pittsburgh was a detriment,” said sophomore music education major Abby … Continue reading New Benedum vaccination policy marks start of season

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Staff Editorials

Staff Editorial: It’s our time to move forward, not backward

03/18/2021 Staff Editorial With increased vaccine rollout and dropping rates of Covid cases, the once far-flung dream of normalcy is finally on the horizon. The reality is the “normal” we once knew died last March — it’s time to move forward into this new world forged by the pandemic as opposed to reverting to the way things were. For however much we might like to … Continue reading Staff Editorial: It’s our time to move forward, not backward

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Black Voices Matter, Features

DU study: COVID disproportionately affects segregated areas

Emily Ambery | Staff Writer 03/11/2021 A Duquesne study found that people living in socioeconomically and racially segregated neighborhoods may be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 deaths. Dr. Ahmad Khanijahani, a researcher and assistant professor in the Rangos School of Health Sciences, published this study in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in January. Khanijahani gathered data from over 3,100 counties and over 73,000 … Continue reading DU study: COVID disproportionately affects segregated areas

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