The state Department of Health today notified all vaccine providers to temporarily stop administering doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine until at least April 20. The stoppage is due to Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Food…
Reminder: One Call to Hold Virtual Safety Day
Pennsylvania One Call will host a Virtual Safety DayApril 21. The free virtual event will feature a wide range of training, including partners from LTAP, OSHA, and more. Participants can build a day planner with the sessions they want to…
Talent Search Reminder! Advisory Board Volunteers Needed
PSATS is building a list of potential candidates to be considered to serve on a variety of advisory State Board and Commissions. If you have special interests in serving, please let us know as soon as possible. Current areas of…
PLGIT Can Help You Protect Your American Rescue Plan Funds Until Ready to Spend
PSATS would like to remind you about another of its Premier Partners, the Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust (PLGIT), which can help townships manage their American Rescue Plan federal funding while you are deciding what to spend it on. …
Vaccine Access Now Open to All Pennsylvanians
All Pennsylvania adults are now eligible to schedule an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine. This is nearly a week earlier than the previously scheduled opening for April 19. Increasing case counts and ongoing appointment availability in many parts of the…
PA Treasury, Labor and Industry Recapture $800 Million in UC Fraud
State Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Acting Secretary of Labor & Industry Jennifer Berrier have announced that the two agencies have recaptured nearly $800 million of unemployment benefits targeted by fraudsters. The vast majority was connected to the federal Pandemic Unemployment…
Promote Local Government This Week!
PSATS has tools available for townships looking to promote Local Government Week, April 12-16. The toolkit helps communicate how townships serve their residents. It includes a sample news release about the importance of your township, talking points on townships as…
New PSATS Q&A Guidance on Federal Aid Available
PSATS continues to receive many questions on the federal aid from the American Rescue Plan. As a member service, PSATS staff compiled a guidance Q&A document from the hundreds of questions submitted during our Town Halls on What the American…
Pfizer Requests Approval to Use COVID-19 Vaccine for Teens
Pfizer Inc. has requested that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amend the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to authorize its use in adolescents 12 to 15 years of age. Phase 3 trials demonstrated 100% efficacy and…
Pa. COVID-19 Case Growth Slows
While cases and hospitalizations continued to increase this week, it is at a slower rate than in recent weeks. The statewide COVID-19 total case count now stands at 1,068,974 with 30,225 new cases reported this week, a 4% increase over last…
