Health

The CDC had previously emphasized that masks protect other people from viruses you might expel. New advice gives a less altruistic reason to wear face-coverings.

A web-based survey and info portal will help the health department’s team keep up.

"These numbers are devastating. We are still in the midst of a pandemic. Wear a mask. Social distance. Stay safe,” Murphy said in a tweet.

The Navajo Nation has a death rate from the virus nearly double that of New Jersey. But skepticism about volunteering for Pfizer trial’s runs deep.

The new wave appears bigger and more widespread than the surges that happened in the spring and summer — and threatens to be worse.

The Supreme Court heard the latest challenge to the law Tuesday. If declared unconstitutional, hundreds of thousands in the state would lose health care.

The average daily count is 241, twice the figure of a month ago. The governor says Delaware is “going in the wrong direction.”

The monoclonal antibody will be available to people 65+, or with underlying health conditions. Supplies will be short and distributing the medicine fairly will be difficult.

Pennsylvania added more than 4,361 positive cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the state total to 238,657, according to the state Department of Health.

The nurses’ unions want safe staffing ratios and affordable health care as coronavirus cases surge again.

Pennsylvania continues to blow past previous coronavirus case counts, as deaths and hospitalizations mount.

The governor's announcement comes as the coronavirus rate of infection and the number of cases climbs higher in New Jersey and across the country.

The U.S., India and Brazil lead with the most cases and account for nearly half of the world count. The U.S. alone is poised to hit 10 million cases as hospitalizations climb.

The shots made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech are among 10 possible vaccine candidates in late-stage testing around the world.

Coronavirus cases are surging around the country. How will Joe Biden manage the pandemic differently, once he takes office in January? Expect a more centralized U.S. response.