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Health

A University of Washington research coordinator holds up a swab after testing a someone for coronavirus on Oct. 23 in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Record increase in daily COVID-19 cases

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.

5 years ago

Stressed nurse
Economy
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health
Broke in Philly

Thousands of nurses at Philly area hospitals poised to strike

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

5 years ago

Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine encouraged Pennsylvanians to download the COVID AlertPA, which notifies users when they’ve been in contact with the virus. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Over 4,000 new coronavirus cases in the state

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

5 years ago

A waiter takes the order of customers inside a restaurant
Business
New Jersey
Public Health

Murphy imposes new bar, restaurant restrictions amid COVID-19 resurgence

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.

5 years ago

Coronavirus test line in Texas
NPR
National
Public Health

COVID-19 cases top 50 million globally, US nears 10 million

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.

5 years ago

Public health nurses look on during coronavirus testing
Medicine
National

Pfizer says early data signals COVID-19 vaccine may be 90% effective

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

5 years ago

Joe Biden speaks with a megaphone in hand while masked
NPR
National
Public Health

President-elect Biden has a plan to combat COVID-19. Here’s what’s in it

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.

5 years ago

The CDC's laboratory test kit for the new coronavirus
NPR
National
Public Health

CDC Report: Officials knew coronavirus test was flawed but released it anyway

An unreleased CDC review shows that lab officials knew an early coronavirus test kit had a high failure rate. They decided not to recall it and sent it to the labs anyway.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley answers questions at the city's daily coronavirus briefing at the Fire Administration Building on Friday, March 13, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus update: ‘This is a very dangerous period,’ Philly health commissioner says

Philadelphia reported 742 cases, highest daily number since the pandemic began. “Everything is on the table right now,” Health Commissioner Farley says.

5 years ago

A health worker holding a COVID-19 vaccine vial
The Pulse
Medicine
Public Health

The Quest for a Coronavirus Vaccine

Not even a year after SARS-CoV-2 was first identified, several coronavirus vaccines are now in the final stages of testing. Some people w ...

Air Date: November 6, 2020

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Medical staff members treat a patient with COVID-19 last week in the intensive care unit of United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. Once a COVID-19 vaccine is available, experts say immunizing health workers first is the best way to curb deaths and stop transmission.
NPR
National
Public Health

First COVID-19 vaccine doses to go to health workers, say CDC advisers

A team of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a science-based outline for deploying a vaccine when it's ready. The goal is to stop deaths.

5 years ago

(Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images)
NPR
Biology
Public Health

Clots, strokes and rashes. Is COVID-19 a disease of the blood vessels?

COVID-19 can cause symptoms that go well beyond the lungs, from strokes to organ failure. So esearchers are studying how the virus affects the vascular system.

5 years ago

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo, workers count Milwaukee County ballots at Central Count in Milwaukee. U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, with a surprising twist. In places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Elections
Public Health

Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted Trump

In places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support.

5 years ago

Paula Plotkin processes mail-in ballots at Bergen Community College
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus update: New restrictions ‘close’ as infections rise; voter turnout record smashed

Over the last few weeks, the state’s case numbers have continued to rise in line with national trends.

5 years ago

Dallas Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb (88) tries to get past Philadelphia Eagles' Marcus Epps (22) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Medicine
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Eagles player tests positive; state is ready for vaccine

According to the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the player is Eagles safety Marcus Epps. The team says the player went into self-isolation.

5 years ago

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