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Pitt’s COVID-19 community levels remain low, CoVax vaccination center offers vaccines for young children

By Allison Radziwon, Assistant News Editor • June 23, 2022

Pitt officials said Wednesday that COVID-19 community levels are expected to “continue to fluctuate” in the Pennsylvania region, but community levels on all campuses remain medium or low.

Editorial | WSU made the right decision by firing Nick Rolovich

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 24, 2021

Firing Nick Rolovich shows that WSU is serious about enforcing Washington’s vaccine mandate and is leading by example in higher education.

Opinion | We need a little bit of blissful ignorance to get by in COVID times

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • October 24, 2021

As the once “unprecedented” pandemic now becomes a normalized aspect of our every interaction, waiting for a perfectly safe environment is simply no longer an option.

Opinion | There’s a difference between vaccine hesitant and anti-vaxx

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • September 27, 2021

It’s easy to respond in anger — God knows I have — but shifting our response and perception of the unvaccinated is the only way to combat rampant misinformation, widespread distrust and American resistance tradition.

Editorial | It’s worth celebrating in-person classes

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 19, 2021

These past 18 months have consisted of a lot of frustration and disappointment, but in a way, the return to in-person classes represents a reset.

Opinion | Weighing risk when you’re vaccinated

By Lucas DiBlasi, Senior Staff Columnist • August 24, 2021

Given the incredible effectiveness of vaccines, the risk of socializing normally and without a mask for vaccinated people has changed dramatically since the beginning of the pandemic.

Editorial | A $2,500 lottery is no replacement for a vaccine mandate

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • June 22, 2021

As more contagious COVID-19 variants emerge, it will be crucial to have a fully vaccinated student population that will also be willing to receive potential COVID-19 booster shots in the fall.

Editorial | Top 10 excuses to stay home now that we’re vaccinated

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • June 15, 2021

For the most part, gone are the days where every graduation party invite or text to come to a crowded South O basement can be answered with, “In a pandemic?”

Opinion | I am once again asking you to stop politicizing masks

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • June 8, 2021

If we begged Trump not to politicize the mask then, we shouldn’t start doing it now.

‘A huge event in history’: Students recount COVID-19 vaccination experiences

By Punya Bhasin, Staff Writer • January 25, 2021

Ragini Rangan, a first-year pharmacy major, got her first dose of the Moderna vaccine last Tuesday at UPMC Mercy South Side Outpatient Center. While she described the needle as the size of a regular flu shot, its purpose was much bigger.