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Gov. Josh Shapiro quietly recalls pick for Pennsylvania Department of Health secretary

Debra Bogen, a pediatrician who led Allegheny County’s Department of Health through the COVID-19 pandemic, was his choice to lead the state health department.

Gov. Josh Shapiro arrives for a press conference at the collapsed section of I-95 near Cottman and State Roads in Northeast Philadelphia on June 20, 2023.
Gov. Josh Shapiro arrives for a press conference at the collapsed section of I-95 near Cottman and State Roads in Northeast Philadelphia on June 20, 2023.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer