Health

P.O.C., a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents are faring amid the COVID testing crisis.

Amid a surge in omicron cases and hospitalizations, public health is grappling with how to get a tuned-out public to pay attention.

Vaccinations among the elementary school set surged after the shots were introduced in the fall, but the numbers have crept up slowly since then.

As Omicron infections spike, some experts say it's time to accept that Covid is here to stay, but we need a new strategy for living with it.

Hospital parent Crozer Health says patients looking for care will be directed to other emergency departments and urgent care centers.

The governor acknowledged that hospital leaders had been urging restrictions, but said the business community is already pushing back.

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are still high in Philly overall, straining hospitals, city health officials said, but new positive cases are down slightly from last week.

“The vaccine is our strategy and people need to get the vaccine," Wolf said.

Patients with COVID now fill about 30% of ICU beds in the nation and pediatric COVID hospitalizations are also at the highest rate of the pandemic.

The Biden Administration announced Monday new details on how Americans can get free COVID-19 tests – or get reimbursements from their private insurance.

Gov. Carney had lifted his earlier mask requirement in May. But with the hospital system pivoting to ‘crisis’ care, he implores residents to join ‘the fight.’

The state’s current daily case count is three times last January’s peak. A total of 714 infected people are now in the hospital — 250 more than a year ago.

Symptoms of common colds, the flu and COVID-19 can overlap, so experts say testing is the best way to determine what you have.

Recent research indicates these nasal swab tests may be less sensitive to the coronavirus’ omicron variant in the earliest days of infection.

The quality of the test depends on the person using it, experts say. Yet some counties find the information useful for seeing the bigger picture.