
Health
Skippack Pharmacy vaccinates 10,000 kids with ‘super hero’ clinics
A mass COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Montgomery County Sunday helped nearly 2,000 5-11 year old kids get protection against the virus.
3 years ago
How the U.S. got on the slow track with at-home COVID tests
Self-testing kits remain expensive and hard to find. The reasons go back to the approach the U.S. took from the outset in developing tests.
4 years ago
COVID-19 boosters on backburner for most U.S. pro sports leagues
Even as cases continue to crop up, the NFL and NHL have no current plans to follow the NBA’s lead of requiring an additional dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
4 years ago
Delaware County prepares for ‘soft launch’ of new health department
Delco leaders met with Pennsylvania health officials on Thursday to give the final presentation about rolling out the agency in January.
4 years ago
Fix the global vaccine rollout or face even worse COVID variants, experts warn
The world has "lost the plot" on equitable vaccine access and is falling far short of targets to vaccinate the global south, according to scathing assessments from experts.
4 years ago
‘To be ‘muffled’ is not to be gagged’: Judge upholds New Jersey’s school mask mandate
A federal judge has denied a request from a group of parents who want to stop Gov. Phil Murphy’s mask requirement for anyone in a school building.
4 years ago
FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster, opens extra dose to age 16
The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine.
4 years ago
Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals in Chester County to close
Tower Health says a deal with Texas-based hospital management firm Canyon Atlantic Partners LLC has fallen apart and left it no options.
4 years ago
COVID surge: Pennsylvania hospital chain runs out of beds
Statewide, an average of 3,900 people per day have been hospitalized with COVID-19 over the past two weeks, up 50% in a month.
4 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: State may have a ‘handful’ of cases of the omicron variant
Health Commissioner Dr. Judy Persichelli confirmed that the state lab had conducted sequencing on three suspected cases and the results are pending.
4 years ago
Studies suggest sharp drop in vaccine protection v. omicron — yet cause for optimism
In small studies in South Africa and Germany, the results indicate a marked decrease in the ability of vaccines to neutralize this variant.
4 years ago
COVID cases spike even as U.S. reaches vaccine milestone
New cases in the U.S. climbed from an average of nearly 95,000 a day on Nov. 22 to almost 119,000 a day this week, and hospitalizations are up 25% from a month ago.
4 years ago
Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said lab tests showed a booster dose increased by 25-fold the level of so-called neutralizing antibodies against omicron.
4 years ago