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Allegheny County opens limited number of COVID-19 vaccine appointments for 65+

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Allegheny County opens limited number of COVID-19 vaccine appointments for 65+

Appointments will be for the Castle Shannon vaccine site



RAMPING UP. TONIGHT ALLEGHENY COUNTY SAYS IT IS GETTING BACK ON TRACK WITH VACCINATIONS AT ITS CLINICS THIS A COUPLE DAYS AFTER THEY ANNOUNCED THEY HAD TO POSTPONE SOME SECOND DOSES. BECAUSE OF A LACK OF SUPPLY AND I WAS GONNA WAIT TILL THIS WEEK AND THEN CALL THEM SEE IF I COULD GO TO SOMEWHERE ELSE IF I COULD CALL THE VA AND GO TO THEM THOMAS KNOLL LIVES IN WHITE OAK AND GOT HIS FIRST DOSE THAT THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLINIC IN MONROEVILLE ABOUT A MONTH AGO LAST FRIDAY AN EMAIL THAT IS APPOINTMENT FOR A SECOND DOSE THIS COMING FRIDAY HAD TO BE POSTPONED. I STARTED GETTING WORRIED THAT WE WEREN’T GOING TO YOU KNOW, IT WASN’T GONNA BE AVAILABLE TODAY. HE GOT AN EMAIL WITH A LINK TO RESCHEDULE THAT APPOINTMENT SOMETHING. HE DIDN’T EXPECT THIS QUICKLY, BUT IT’S HAPPY TO HAVE PLANNED AGAIN. YEAH, IT’S GONNA BE EXACTLY ON TIME. WHAT CHANGED THE 7,000 DOSES ALLEGHENY COUNTY DIDN’T GET LAST WEEK CAME TODAY. WE’RE STILL A LITTLE BIT BEHIND ON THE SECOND DOSES COUNTY EXECUTIVE RICH FITZGERALD AND HIS OFFICE SAYS THERE ARE ABOUT 6,200 SECOND DOSES SCHEDULED THIS WEEK AT THEIR CLINICS, BUT JUST 2400 OF THE NEW SHIPMENT ARE DESIGNATED AS SECOND DOSES THAT DISPARITY MEANS SOME WHO GOT THEIR FIRST DOSE AT AN ALLEGHENY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLINIC. WE’LL GET THEIR SECOND WITHIN A 42 DAY WINDOW NOT 28. WE’RE CATCHING UP ON THE SECOND DOSE. AND AGAIN THE STATE IS INDICATED TO SPREAD THAT TIME OUT FROM 28 DAYS TO 42 DAYS COUNTY EXECUTIVE RICH FITZGERALD ADDED TODAY. HE’S OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE OVERALL PICTURE AS IT RELATES TO VACCINE DISTRIBUTION THE KEY EXAMPLE OF THAT OF THE 7,000 DOSES THE COUNTY GOT TODAY MORE OF THEM ARE BEING SCHEDULED AS FIRST DOSES AS OPPOSED TO SECOND DOSES A SIGN. THEY THINK SUPPLY WE’LL GET BETTER IN THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS. I ALSO CHECKED IN WITH UPMC AND ALLEGHENY DOSE ISSUES ON T

Allegheny County opens limited number of COVID-19 vaccine appointments for 65+

Appointments will be for the Castle Shannon vaccine site

People who do not have access to the internet were able to call for a limited number of first-dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Allegheny County starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday.Those individuals, who must be age 65 and older, will need to make their appointments through the 2-1-1 line.According to a news release from the county, all of these appointments are for the county’s location at the Castle Shannon VFD Banquet Hall at 3600 Library Rd.Appointments are required at that location.According to the news release, any person arriving at the site without an appointment, or who is not 65 and older, will be turned away.

CASTLE SHANNON, Pa. —

People who do not have access to the internet were able to call for a limited number of first-dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Allegheny County starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Those individuals, who must be age 65 and older, will need to make their appointments through the 2-1-1 line.

According to a news release from the county, all of these appointments are for the county’s location at the Castle Shannon VFD Banquet Hall at 3600 Library Rd.

Appointments are required at that location.

According to the news release, any person arriving at the site without an appointment, or who is not 65 and older, will be turned away.

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Jessa Duggar announces that she is pregnant with baby number FOUR

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Jessa Duggar is pregnant with baby number four. 

The 28-year-old Counting On star and her husband, Ben Seewald, shared that they are expecting another child this summer, while also revealing that Jessa had suffered a miscarriage in 2020.

‘After the heartbreaking loss of a baby last year, we’re overjoyed to share that another little Seewald is on the way,’ the couple said.

Ta-da! Jessa Duggar is pregnant with baby number four

Family: Jessa and Ben, who married in 2014, already have three children: four-year-old Spurgeon, three-year-old Henry, and one-and-a-half-year-old Ivy

‘The pregnancy is going smoothly, and both baby and Jessa are doing well,’ they added.

‘We are so grateful to God for the precious gift of a new life! The kids are delighted, and we can hardly wait to welcome this little one into our arms this summer.’

In a video for TLC, Jessa said: ‘I’m feeling great. Glad to be out of the first trimester, was feeling sick. But feeling good now and have more energy.’ 

Jessa and Ben, who married in 2014, already have three children: four-year-old Spurgeon, three-year-old Henry, and one-and-a-half-year-old Ivy. 

In the TLC video, he couple said that their sons are both ‘very excited’ to get a new little sibling. 

‘Spurgeon and Henry are very excited. They understand,’ the said. ‘We have little pregnancy apps on my phone that we look at and they get to see updates of the baby’s progress and growth.’

Ivy, who turns two in May, doesn’t quite understand just yet, and Jessa thinks it’ll be a ‘shock’ when the baby arrives. 

News: The 28-year-old Counting On star and her husband, Ben Seewald, shared the news in an announcement today, while also revealing that Jessa had suffered a miscarriage in 2020

The couple intends to keep the sex of their baby a secret as they have with previous pregnancies

‘In some ways, this being fourth baby, I think we do feel a little more prepared. At least we know what to expect,’ Jessa said. ‘But in other ways, I feel like, you never feel ready for the next transition in life’

‘We very excited to see Ivy step into her role as a big sister. I think she’s gonna be great at that,’ she said.

While by now they’re experts at taking care of babies, Jessa admitted that every new one is a surprise. 

‘In some ways, this being fourth baby, I think we do feel a little more prepared. At least we know what to expect,’ Jessa added. ‘But in other ways, I feel like, you never feel ready for the next transition in life.’ 

As for whether they are expecting a boy or a girl, they’re not telling. 

‘Our tradition has been to find out the gender, and Ben and I keep that a secret, surprise the family when the baby is born,’ Jessa said. 

‘I think we’re probably gonna do that again this time. We haven’t decided for sure, though, because Sprugeon and Henry have been interested in knowing, so that kind of makes us second guess. 

‘But then if we tell them, it’s not gonna be a surprise anymore, because they’ll for sure blurt it out.’

Jessa also gave an update on Ivy’s progress, saying: ‘Ivy is talking, saying new words all the time. She loves to sing, and she sings quite long songs. Except she’s always surprising us with her vocabulary. It’s very broad.’

Jessa has historically had home births with her children, though she has had to be rushed to the hospital due to complications after the fact.

In 2019, she gave birth in her living room while TLC’s cameras rolled, laboring on the family’s brown suede couch.

‘Waiting through a pregnancy to meet your baby, it seems like it takes forever for baby’s arrival to be here,’ Jessa said at the time. ‘So that first few moments right after the baby’s born are the absolute sweetest moments of your life.’

But soon after Ivy Jane came into the world, Jessa’s midwife called 911, and an ambulance came pick up the still-bleeding new mom and take her to the hospital. 

It wasn’t the first time Jessa experienced excessive post-birth bleeding: When she delivered her first child, Spurgeon, she lost enough blood that her mother called 911, and Jessa had to get a blood transfusion at the hospital. 

Flashback: In 2019, she gave birth in her living room while TLC’s cameras rolled, laboring on the family’s brown suede couch 

Ready to go! When it was time, she sat on an absorbent bad put out on the couch and pushed

Emergency: But soon after Ivy Jane came into the world, Jessa’s midwife called 911, and an ambulance came pick up the still-bleeding new mom and take her to the hospital 

There has been a bit of a lull in Duggar pregnancy announcement lately. 

Currently, the only other member of the family who has confirmed that she is expecting is Joe’s wife Kendra, 22, who is due to give birth to her third this month.

Meanwhile, Jessa’s sister Jinger, 26, welcomed a daughter, Evangeline Jo, on November 22. It was the second child for Jinger and her husband, Jeremy Vuolo.  

In announcing her pregnancy last year, Jinger also opened up about a miscarriage she suffered.

‘We went in and they tried to check for a heartbeat, and they couldn’t find a heartbeat. And they did an ultrasound and said that we had lost the baby,’ she later said.

‘It was very difficult for us,’ Jeremy chimed in. ‘Just the timing of it, it was sudden. And we had just announced to our family, and it hit us hard.’

Currently, the only other member of the family who has confirmed that she is expecting is Joe’s wife Kendra, 22, who is due to give birth to her third this month 

While Jessa is set to have the second-most kids in the Duggar family, she is still two behind her older brother, sex pest Josh.

The 32-year-old and his wife Anna, have six kids. 

Jill, 29, and her husband Derick Dillard have two children, while Joy Anna, 23, and her husband Austin Forsyth have two as well. 

John David, 31, and his wife Abbie have one, as do Josiah, 24, and his wife Lauren.

If past Duggar timelines are any indication, 18-year-old brother Justin will be a dad in no time, having announced his engagement to Claire Spivey in the fall.

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Watch SpaceX launch its first dedicated rideshare mission live, carrying a record-breaking number of satellites – TechCrunch

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[UPDATE: Today’s attempt was scrubbed due to weather conditions. Another launch window is available tomorrow at 10 AM ET]

SpaceX is set to launch the very first of its dedicated rideshare missions – an offering it introduced in 2019 that allows small satellite operators to book a portion of a payload on a Falcon 9 launch. SpaceX’s rocket has a relatively high payload capacity compared to the size of many of the small satellites produced today, so a rideshare mission like this offers smaller companies and startups a chance to get their spacecraft in orbit without breaking the bank.

The cargo capsule atop the Falcon 9 flying today holds a total of 133 satellites according to SpaceX, which is a new record for the highest number of satellites being launched on a single rocket – beating out a payload of 104 spacecraft delivered by Indian Space Research Organization’s PSLV-C37 launch back in February 2017. It’ll be a key demonstration not only of SpaceX’s rideshare capabilities, but also of the complex coordination involved in a launch that includes deployment of multiple payloads into different target orbits in relatively quick succession.

This launch will be closely watched in particular for its handling of orbital traffic management, since it definitely heralds what the future of private space launches could look like in terms of volume of activity. Some of the satellites flying on this mission are not much larger than an iPad, so industry experts will be paying close attention to how they’re deployed and tracked to avoid any potential conflicts.

Some of the payloads being launched today include significant volumes of startup spacecraft, including 36 of Swarm’s tiny IoT network satellites, and eight of Kepler’s GEN-1 communications satellites. There are also 10 of SpaceX’s own Starlink satellites on board, and 48 of Planet Labs’ Earth-imaging spacecraft.

The launch stream above should begin around 15 minutes prior to the mission start, which is set for 9:40 AM EST (6:40 AM PST) today.

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Watch SpaceX launch its first dedicated rideshare mission live, carrying a record-breaking number of satellites

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2 “Strong Buy” FAANG Stocks to Watch Heading Into Earnings

Big Tech has been in the news lately, and not necessarily for the right reasons. Accusations of corporate censorship have hit the headlines in recent weeks. While serious, this may have a salutary effect – the public discussion of Big Tech’s role in our digital lives is long overdue. And that discussion will get underway just as the Q4 and full-year 2020 financial numbers start coming in. Of the FAANG stocks, Netflix has already reported; the other four will release results in the next two weeks. So, the upcoming earnings will garner well-deserved attention, and Wall Street’s best analysts are already publishing their views on some of the market’s most important components. Using TipRanks’ database, we pulled up the details on two members of the FAANG club to find out how the Street thinks each will fare when they publish their fourth quarter numbers. According to the platform, both have received plenty of love from the analysts, earning a “Strong Buy” consensus rating. Facebook (FB) Let’s start with Facebook, the social media giant that has redefined our online interactions. Along with Google, Facebook has also brought us targeted digital marketing and advertising, and the mass monetization of the internet. It’s been a profitable strategy for the company. Facebook’s market cap is up to $786 billion, and in the third quarter of 2020, the company reported $21.5 billion at the top line. Looking ahead to the Q4 report, due out on January 27, analysts are forecasting revenues at or near $26.2 billion. This would be in-line with the company’s pattern, of rising quarterly performance from Q1 to Q4. At the predicted sum, revenues would rise 24% year-over-year, roughly congruent with the 22% yoy gain already seen in Q3. The key metric to watch out for will be the growth in daily active users; this metric slipped slightly from Q2 to Q3, and further decline will be taken as an ominous sign for the company’s future. As it stands now, Facebook’s daily average user number is 1.82 billion. Ahead of the print, Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein boosted his price target to $345 (from $300), while reiterating an Outperform (i.e. Buy) rating. Investors stand to pocket ~26% gain should the analyst’s thesis play out. (To watch Helfstein’s track record, click here) The 5-star analyst commented, “[We] anticipate 4Q advertising revenue will handily top Street estimates. We now forecast 4Q advertising revenue +30% y/y vs. Street’s +25% estimate based on a regression of US Standard Media Index Data (r-squared 0.95) and accelerating global CPM data from Gupta Media (4Q +35% y/y vs. 3Q’s -12%). Additionally, we are very bullish on FB’s eCommerce opportunity following conversations with our checks and our initial work conservatively estimating Shops is a $25–50B opportunity vs. current $85B revs. We believe shares currently trading at 7.1x EV/NTM sales offers the most favorable risk/ reward in internet large cap.” Overall, the social media empire remains a Wall Street darling, as TipRanks analytics showcasing FB as a Strong Buy. This is based on 34 recent reviews, which break down to 30 Buy ratings, 3 Holds, and 1 Sell. Shares are priced at $276.10 and the average price target of $327.42 suggests a one-year upside of ~19%. (See FB stock analysis on TipRanks) Amazon (AMZN) Turning to e-commerce, we can’t avoid Amazon. The retail giant has a market cap of $1.65 trillion, making it one of just four publicly traded companies valued over the trillion-dollar mark. The company’s famously price is famously high, and has grown 74% since this time last year, far outpacing the broader markets. Amazon’s growth has been supported by increased online sales activity during the ‘corona year.’ Globally, online retail has grew 27% in 2020, while total retail slipped 3%. Amazon, which dominates the online retail sector, is projected to end 2020 with $380 billion in total revenue, or 34% year-over-year growth, outpacing the global e-commerce gains. Cowen analyst John Blackledge, rating 5-stars by TipRanks, covers Amazon and is bullish on the company’s prospects ahead of the earnings release. Blackledge rates the stock Outperform (i.e. Buy), and his price target, at $4,350, indicates confidence in a 31% upside on the one-year time horizon. (To watch Blackledge’s track record, click here) “We forecast 4Q20 reported revenue of $120.8BN, +38.2% y/y vs. +37.4% y/y in 3Q20 led by AWS, advertising, subscription and 3P sales [..] We estimate US Prime sub growth accelerated in 4Q20 (reaching 76MM subs in Dec ’20 and ~74MM on avg in 4Q20), helped by pandemic demand, Prime Day in Oct, & elongated shopping period, as well as 1 Day delivery […] In ’21, we expect strong top-line growth to continue driven by eCommerce (helped by COVID pull forward in Grocery), adv., AWS & sub businesses,” Blackledge opined. That Wall Street generally is bullish on Amazon is no secret; the company has 33 reviews on record, and 32 of them are Buys, versus 1 Hold. Shares are priced at $3,301.26 and the average price target of $3,826 implies that it will grow another 16% this year. (See AMZN stock analysis on TipRanks) To find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analysts. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.

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SpaceX’s first ‘rideshare’ mission will launch a record number of satellites

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The SpaceX Transporter-1 mission set to launch today will put 133 commercial and government spacecraft, as well as 10 more Starlink satellites, in orbit. SpaceX says that’s “the most spacecraft ever deployed on a single mission” — the previous record holder, an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, ferried only 104 satellites to space. In addition to having a record-breaking payload, Transporter-1 is also the first dedicated launch under the SmallSat Rideshare Program SpaceX announced back in 2019.

The SmallSat program offers companies and government agencies an affordable way to get their CubeSats, microsats and other small spacecraft to orbit. Its prices start at $2.5 million for payloads up to 150 kg (330 lbs). The program’s customers typically just hitch a ride on other Falcon 9 launches, and this is the first time they’re the main point of a mission. As for the Starlink satellites aboard the flight, they’ll be the first in the constellation to deploy to a polar orbit.



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Number of Iowa counties reporting high COVID-19 positivity rates down to 10

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The number of Iowa counties reporting a 14-day COVID-19 positivity rate of 15% or higher has dropped to only 10.The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 1,319 new positive COVID-19 cases and 33 additional deaths Friday. As of 10 a.m., the health department reported 310,596 total positive cases, 273,011 total recoveries and 4,478 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. The health department reported 309,277 total cases and 4,445 total deaths at the same time a day earlier.Iowa’s positivity rates continue to decline. The state reports an 11.1% 14-day positivity rate. That’s down from 11.3% the previous day. The 7-day positivity rate also declined from 8.5% to 8.3%. There have been 1,439,736 Iowans tested for COVID-19, with 3,466,465 tests administered in the state.The number of Iowa’s 99 counties with a 14-day positivity rate at 15% or higher has dwindled to 10. On Nov. 12, that number was 93. Iowa schools can apply for a waiver to provide 100% virtual learning at the 15% threshold. Only Kossuth and Ringgold counties report a rate greater than 20%. Thirty-nine counties report a rate lower than 10%. The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 is at its lowest level since October 7. There are now 450 Iowans hospitalized with the virus, down from 457 the previous day. The number admitted in the last 24 hours dropped from 77 to 66. There are 89 patients in ICU and 34 patients on ventilators.The number of long-term care facilities reporting virus outbreaks dropped from 71 to 69 in the last 24 hours. The state reports 1,868 positive cases and 1,031 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities. There have been 1,839 deaths reported in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday that Iowa’s vaccination data would be available on the health department website starting next week.The Iowa Department of Public Health lists COVID-19 data in real time on this website. KCCI publishes a daily summary at 10 a.m.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

The number of Iowa counties reporting a 14-day COVID-19 positivity rate of 15% or higher has dropped to only 10.

The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 1,319 new positive COVID-19 cases and 33 additional deaths Friday.

As of 10 a.m., the health department reported 310,596 total positive cases, 273,011 total recoveries and 4,478 total deaths since the start of the pandemic. The health department reported 309,277 total cases and 4,445 total deaths at the same time a day earlier.

Iowa’s positivity rates continue to decline. The state reports an 11.1% 14-day positivity rate. That’s down from 11.3% the previous day. The 7-day positivity rate also declined from 8.5% to 8.3%. There have been 1,439,736 Iowans tested for COVID-19, with 3,466,465 tests administered in the state.

The number of Iowa’s 99 counties with a 14-day positivity rate at 15% or higher has dwindled to 10. On Nov. 12, that number was 93. Iowa schools can apply for a waiver to provide 100% virtual learning at the 15% threshold. Only Kossuth and Ringgold counties report a rate greater than 20%. Thirty-nine counties report a rate lower than 10%.

The number of Iowans hospitalized with COVID-19 is at its lowest level since October 7. There are now 450 Iowans hospitalized with the virus, down from 457 the previous day. The number admitted in the last 24 hours dropped from 77 to 66. There are 89 patients in ICU and 34 patients on ventilators.

The number of long-term care facilities reporting virus outbreaks dropped from 71 to 69 in the last 24 hours. The state reports 1,868 positive cases and 1,031 recoveries among residents and staff within those facilities. There have been 1,839 deaths reported in Iowa’s long-term care facilities.

Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday that Iowa’s vaccination data would be available on the health department website starting next week.

The Iowa Department of Public Health lists COVID-19 data in real time on this website. KCCI publishes a daily summary at 10 a.m.

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