
Health
As vaccine approvals loom, U.S. funds a back-up plan for delivery
Trump is doubling down on a novel, unproven injection device, providing more than half a billion dollars in financing for something that is still awaiting FDA approval.
5 years ago
As U.S. reaches 250,000 deaths from COVID-19, a long winter is coming
Coronavirus case numbers are exploding across the country at the beginning of what is shaping up to be a difficult winter of illness in America.
5 years ago
New COVID cluster at Delaware’s largest prison
As cases of coronavirus rise throughout Delaware, a group of people incarcerated at the state’s largest prison have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Stay home for Thanksgiving, Farley advises
Speaking on ‘Radio Times,’ Philly Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said getting tested is not a foolproof way to keep the virus away for the holiday.
5 years ago
Winter approaches as COVID-19 surges
As winter approaches and COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing, local governments are announcing new restrictions and recommendations to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Air Date: November 18, 2020
Listen 49:42Pfizer to seek FDA OK for COVID-19 vaccine ‘within days’
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine was found 95% effective in an updated study analysis. The company says it plans to file for FDA emergency use "within days."
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Nurses at St. Mary Medical Center strike for safer staff levels as coronavirus surges
As the virus hospitalizes more people across the region, the 700-plus nurses say there aren’t enough of them on staff to keep patients safe.
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Fauci: Vaccine results are ‘important advance,’ but virus precautions are still vital
Dr. Anthony Fauci tells NPR that strong testing results for both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are "a very, very important advance" in trying to stop the coronavirus outbreak.
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Four in 10 New Jerseyans would skip a coronavirus vaccine, poll finds
New Jersey respondents were more likely to say they would take a coronavirus vaccine if it was discussed in positive terms.
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Amazon wants to sell you prescription medications
The retail giant barging in — its biggest foray into health care yet — reverberated through the industry on Tuesday.
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Gov. Carney puts new restrictions on indoor dining, gatherings, youth sports in Delaware
Gov. Carney ordered sharp new restrictions, saying the skyrocketing number of coronavirus cases and increasing hospitalizations and deaths forced him to act.
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Listen 1:30A ‘mask tree’ grows in Harrowgate: Philly resident provides free face coverings for the neighborhood
The day after Darlene Burton put up the popular installation, her daughter was diagnosed with COVID.
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Philly’s winter coronavirus restrictions will last through the New Year
No indoor dining, no gyms, no theaters — and ideally, no gathering with people outside your household at all.
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Over 1 million children tested positive for coronavirus in the United States
Children now make up at least 1 in 11 of all reported U.S. coronavirus cases.
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Coronavirus outbreak hits nearly a dozen Philly election staffers
There’s no evidence so far of a large outbreak at the Pa. Convention Center vote-counting site.
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