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Dr. Rachel Levine Is First Openly Transgender U.S. 4-Star Officer
Dr. Rachel Levine, the nation’s most senior transgender official, made history again Tuesday by becoming the first openly transgender four-star officer across any of the country’s eight uniformed services when she was sworn in as an admiral.
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Dr. Rachel Levine Urges Philly Residents to Get Vaccinated
Assistant U.S. Secretary of Health, Dr. Rachel Levine visited FEMA’s mass vaccination site at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and encouraged people in our area to get vaccinated. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the details.
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Levine Touts Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium as National Model
Assistant U.S. Secretary of Health, Dr. Rachel Levine, on Thursday touted Philadelphia’s Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium as an example of a model that can be used to reduce health care inequality throughout the country.
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Dr. Rachel Levine Joins Philly's Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium in Vaccine Push
U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Rachel Levine visited the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium’s coronavirus vaccine clinic at Temple University’s Liacouras Center Thursday morning to highlight the work the group has done in Philadelphia and make the push for every adult to get vaccinated. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports.
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Dr. Rachel Levine Speaks on Nationwide Push to Get People Vaccinated
Everyone 16 and older is now eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine nationwide. However, with the recent pause of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, many are hesitant. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk spoke to Dr. Rachel Levine about why mass vaccination is so important to end the pandemic.
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Dr. Levine, Former Pa. Health Chief, Says She Got J&J Shot, Has Confidence in It
Pennsylvania’s former health secretary, who left to become assistant health secretary in President Joe Biden’s administration, revealed her shot in an interview. She is hopeful the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is reinstated for use later this week.
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How the Johnson & Johnson Coronavirus Vaccine Pause Impacts Our Area
Johnson & Johnson paused their coronavirus vaccine rollout after six people out of nearly seven million experienced blood clot issues. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia shows us how the pause will impact the vaccine rollout in our area.
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A First: US Senate Confirms Transgender Doctor for Key Post
The U.S. Senate has confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation’s assistant secretary of health
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Pa. Lawmaker Shares Transphobic Meme Targeting Ex-Health Secretary Levine
A Pennsylvania legislator shared on Facebook an image mocking the appearance of the state’s recently departed health secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, a transgender woman who has been nominated to serve in the Biden administration.
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Gov. Wolf Names Replacements for Departing Pa. Health Secretary Dr. Levine
Gov. Tom Wolf is elevating two officials involved in his administration’s response to the coronavirus to replace the departing Dr. Rachel Levine as his health secretary and physician general.
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President-Elect Biden Picks Pa. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine for HHS Team
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine was nominated to serve on President-elect Joe Biden’s Health and Human Services team. NBC10’s Cydney Long has the details.
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Biden Taps Pa. Health Sec. Levine for Federal Health Post
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine, who has emerged as a public face in the Keystone State during the coronavirus pandemic, to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
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Biden Picks Pa.'s Levine for Asst. Health Secretary, Setting Up Historic Nomination
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate.
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ADL Honors Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine for Her Courage
The Anti-Defamation League honored Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine with its Courage Award.
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Pennsylvania Enacts Mask Mandate As Coronavirus Cases Keep Spiking
Pennsylvania is cracking down and issuing new guidelines to help curb the spread of COVID-19. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has details on the new mandates and some opposition to them.
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Pennsylvania Contact Tracers Running Into Non-Cooperation
Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine says that too many people aren’t cooperating with contact tracers as Pennsylvania looks to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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More Masking, Rules for Travel: Pa. Reveals ‘Targeted Efforts' as COVID-19 Surges
Pennsylvania is taking additional steps on tightened face masking and travel requirements to address a sharp fall increase in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, the state’s top health official said Tuesday.
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Businesses ‘Saw Writing on the Wall,' Adjusting to New Restrictions
Some restaurants and retailers are adjusting to the new COVID-19 restrictions in Philadelphia with new approaches. NBC10 reporter Matt DeLucia found out some of the creatives ways they’re reaching customers.
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What You Can Do to Slow Coronavirus as It Surges in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine says that slowing the surge of coronavirus in the Keystone State comes down to personal responsibility and mitigation efforts.
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Coronavirus Cases Surge Again in New Jersey, Pennsylvania
COVID-19 cases are once again surging in our area prompting warnings from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy for people to not let their guard down. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia explains.