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COVID after five years
It’s now been a half-decade since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed more than 3,350 lives in the ...
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Independence Health, UPMC ‘strongly encouraging’ masking
The UPMC health network has implemented a “strategic masking” policy at all hospitals and outpatient facilities on Wednesday, ...
UPMC re-implements masking requirements at all hospitals and outpatient facilities
Due to a recent rise in COVID and other respiratory illnesses, UPMC is "strongly encouraging" patients and visitors to wear ...
UPMC now recommending, not requiring masks at all facilities amid respiratory illness surge
Masks are recommended in inpatient care facilities, like hospitals outpatient centers, urgent care and senior living facilities.
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Masks at UPMC 'strongly encouraged' but not required
A UPMC spokesperson says the health system’s policy now states that masks are “strongly encouraged” as flu, Covid and RSV ...
UPMC revises new mask policy, no longer mandatory but 'strongly encouraged'
UPMC officials did not say why they revised the policy, which originally stated "everyone in our health-care facilities will wear effective masks." ...