Above video: Children as young as 6 months participating in COVID-19 vaccine trialsGov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday spoke about the possibility of Pittsburgh Penguins games having separate sections at PPG Paints Arena for fans who are vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who are not.Wolf acknowledged that the Pens made the request but did not say whether the state would approve it. His comments came in response to a question during a visit to the vaccine clinic at Washington Crown Center."They originally wanted to have games with just people who are vaccinated. Now they want to separate them," Wolf said. "One of the things that was in the CDC guidelines was that you've still got to be careful, even if you've been vaccinated, and even if you're in the outdoors if you're at a crowded event -- although the Phillies and Pirates haven't been all that crowded lately -- but even at outdoor events, you want to be a little careful."So the Penguins, everybody with sporting indoors and outdoors, are struggling with exactly that question: How do we do this?"Wolf described the issue as "a work in progress" and said, "We're trying to figure it out," noting that close to 50% of Pennsylvanians have received a first dose of the vaccine.In a letter to season ticket holders, Penguins President David Morehouse said the organization asked the Pennsylvania Department of Health for the option to have vaccinated sections at the arena."Vaccinated sections would allow fans with proof of vaccination to sit closer in a protected environment," the letter said. "We are encouraged by the number of people in and around the region that have been vaccinated and feel that this would be a safe and effective way to allow more fans access to attend games."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Vaccinations would not be a requirement to attend games, and fans would still have to wear masks, the letter said.The Penguins are seeing increased demand for tickets as the playoffs approach, "and we are doing our best to increase capacity going forward" while keeping safety as the top priority, the letter said.
Above video: Children as young as 6 months participating in COVID-19 vaccine trials
Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday spoke about the possibility of Pittsburgh Penguins games having separate sections at PPG Paints Arena for fans who are vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who are not.
Wolf acknowledged that the Pens made the request but did not say whether the state would approve it. His comments came in response to a question during a visit to the vaccine clinic at Washington Crown Center.
"They originally wanted to have games with just people who are vaccinated. Now they want to separate them," Wolf said. "One of the things that was in the CDC guidelines was that you've still got to be careful, even if you've been vaccinated, and even if you're in the outdoors if you're at a crowded event -- although the Phillies and Pirates haven't been all that crowded lately -- but even at outdoor events, you want to be a little careful.
"So the Penguins, everybody with sporting indoors and outdoors, are struggling with exactly that question: How do we do this?"
Wolf described the issue as "a work in progress" and said, "We're trying to figure it out," noting that close to 50% of Pennsylvanians have received a first dose of the vaccine.
In a letter to season ticket holders, Penguins President David Morehouse said the organization asked the Pennsylvania Department of Health for the option to have vaccinated sections at the arena.
"Vaccinated sections would allow fans with proof of vaccination to sit closer in a protected environment," the letter said. "We are encouraged by the number of people in and around the region that have been vaccinated and feel that this would be a safe and effective way to allow more fans access to attend games."
Vaccinations would not be a requirement to attend games, and fans would still have to wear masks, the letter said.
The Penguins are seeing increased demand for tickets as the playoffs approach, "and we are doing our best to increase capacity going forward" while keeping safety as the top priority, the letter said.
