Ese Olumhense

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Syringes containing vaccine stand at the ready for members of the public to get the vaccine administered to them in the Sullivan County Elementary School in Laporte Bourgh Sullivan County Pennsylvania Fred Adams/for Spotlight PA 1-29-21

Pa. lawmaker wants to compel Wolf administration to release details of wasted COVID-19 vaccine doses

by Ese Olumhense of Spotlight PA

April 9, 2021

Gov. Tom Wolf's administration has repeatedly cited a decades-old law to prevent the public from scrutinizing its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Wolf administration refuses to release details of wasted COVID-19 vaccine doses

by Ese Olumhense of Spotlight PA

March 25, 2021

The coronavirus forced many people to navigate the state’s public assistance system for the first time, advocates told Spotlight PA, which came with its own set of challenges.

A huge spike in Medicaid enrollment in Pa. shows how devastating the coronavirus has been

by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA and Ese Olumhense of Spotlight PA

March 22, 2021

Between April and September, state employees went from collecting it in just 40% of case investigations to roughly 62%, according to reports obtained by Spotlight PA.

From tests to vaccines, Pa. health officials still missing crucial race data for COVID-19

by Ese Olumhense of Spotlight PA and Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA

March 9, 2021

Preguntas frecuentes sobre el frustrante despliegue de vacunas en Pensilvania

by Ese Olumhense of Spotlight PA

Feb. 23, 2021

Syringes containing vaccine stand at the ready for members of the public to get the vaccine administered to them in the Sullivan County.

The most frequently asked questions about Pa.’s frustrating vaccine rollout

by Ese Olumhense of Spotlight PA

Feb. 12, 2021

The state’s patchwork approach has left particularly at-risk residents and communities at a tremendous disadvantage.

Lack of targeted outreach, translated materials leaves Latino community behind as Pa. struggles with vaccine rollout

by Ese Olumhense of Spotlight PA

Feb. 9, 2021

Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and saline solution seen at Temple University Hospital in North Philadelphia.

Hundreds of Pa. senior-living facilities haven’t received vaccine as widened eligibility, low supply slow rollout

by Ese Olumhense of Spotlight PA

Jan. 26, 2021

Spotlight PA wants to talk to people who have been traced for coronavirus exposure or are tracers or investigators.

Are you a Pa. contact tracer, or have you been contacted by one? Tell us your story.

by Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA and Ese Olumhense of Spotlight PA

Nov. 24, 2020

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