Health

The nation’s overall death toll from COVID-19 has eclipsed 380,000, closing in fast on the number of Americans killed in World War II, or about 407,000.

Starting Jan. 26, airlines will only allow people to board if they provide documents that they tested negative in the preceding three days or have recovered from the disease.

People can sign up through a contact form. The consortium will begin administering the vaccines when Philadelphia enters Phase 1B of its distribution plan.

It may seem counterintuitive, but health officials say that even after you get vaccinated against COVID-19, you still need to practice the usual pandemic precautions.

The death toll is projected to surpass 1,000 by Friday. Half of those who have died were living in nursing homes.

The three Democratic lawmakers directed their anger toward some House Republicans who were also in the secure room and declined opportunities to wear a mask.

Philadelphia’s priority groupings, unlike federal or state guidance, prioritizes people under the age of 74 with high-risk medical conditions. Here’s why.

So far, the vaccine rollout has been primarily to health care workers and nursing home residents, and the slow pace has frustrated many Americans.

Those graduating this year will not have to pass a required standardized test. The state made a similar allowance for the class of 2020.

Pennsylvania has received 827,300 vaccine doses and has given out 285,671. More than 48,000 nursing home residents and staff are among the recipients.

The Sewell facility and a second mega-site in Morris County opened Friday and were vaccinating people by appointment only. Another four mega-sites are planned.

Experts argue that pushing out more COVID-19 vaccine doses to states sooner may be a good idea, even if it means there's a chance some people's second dose gets delayed.

The people who got the first coronavirus vaccine shots in the US are now getting their second doses, required for maximum protection.

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine and Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday issued an updated vaccination plan for the state.

The study was preliminary and did not look at the two other major vaccines being used in the West — Moderna’s and AstraZeneca’s.