Trans Health Wins, COVID Boosters & New Irish Centre Bid
It’s the Friday news roundup! Pittsburgh is getting a trans-focused fertility clinic, and City Council passed a pair of bills to protect trans health — though it’s not clear how much power the city really has. The new COVID boosters are available and finally hitting shelves in Pittsburgh. Plus, neighbors who are still anxious about plans to build condos at the old Irish Centre site may have an unlikely hero in Phipps Conservatory.
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- A trans-focused fertility clinic is coming to Pittsburgh
- City Council passed two ordinances to make Pittsburgh a sanctuary city for gender-affirming health care
- NPR answered common questions about the latest COVID booster
- You can find places to get a free COVID vaccine under the CDC’s Bridge Access Program
- Phipps Conservatory has an alternative plan for the Irish Centre site
- We talked to Trib reporter Ryan Deto about the controversy around the current Irish Centre plan
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