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Wolf administration hiding information on how it distributed PPE during pandemic

May 26, 2021June 1, 2021
Todd Shepherd
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The Pennsylvania DOH is using the decades-old Disease Control and Prevention Law (DCPL) to shield information on how it purchased and distributed PPE. Transparency advocates argue that the department’s broad use of the DCPL is leaving citizens suspicious.
By Todd Shepherd

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The Editors: 5 questions for Dr. Rachel Levine

March 2, 2021October 22, 2021
The Editors

The U.S. Senate is set to vote on former PA Health Secretary Rachel Levine’s nomination to U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health. Before Levine is promoted, The Editors at Broad + Liberty have five questions on her record in Pennsylvania that deserve to be answered.
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Levine nomination set to glide through Senate

February 25, 2021March 8, 2021
Todd Shepherd

Dr. Rachel Levine’s leadership as the Pa. DOH Secretary during the COVID-19 pandemic did not prove to be a significant hurdle at a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing regarding her nomination to be assistant secretary of health.
By Todd Shepherd

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Vaccine doses misallocated in Pennsylvania as intended second doses given out as first doses

February 18, 2021March 8, 2021
Christen Smith

Thousands of Covid vaccines earmarked for individuals receiving a second dose were given out as a first shot, causing a vaccine shortage.
By Christen Smith

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