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The COVID-19 treatment center at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Public Health

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.

6 years ago

The Rocky statue is outfitted with a mock surgical face mask
Home & Family
Pennsylvania
Public Health

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.

6 years ago

A sign reminds patrons to mask up while inside a Pennsylvania restaurant.
Radio Times
Economy
Health Care

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 49:42
Pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters
NPR
Medicine
Public Health

Pfizer 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."

6 years ago

Nurses picket at the entrance to St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pa. About 800 nurses went on strike Tuesday citing long simmering grievances over wages and staffing levels. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health Care
Pennsylvania

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.

6 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH, is pictured on Capitol Hill on Sept. 23. Fauci tells NPR it's
NPR
Innovation

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.

6 years ago

A health worker holding a COVID-19 vaccine vial
Health Care
New Jersey

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.

6 years ago

(Steven Senne/AP)
NPR
Business
Health Care
Medicine

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.

6 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Delaware
Public Health

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.

6 years ago

Listen 1:30
Darlene Burton's 'mask tree' empties each time she restocks it. (Twitter / @darlene15292071)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

A ‘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.

6 years ago

Philadelphia skyline on a misty, foggy evening
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

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.

6 years ago

A child wears a protective mask while playing in April in Prospect Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
NPR
Kids
Public Health

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.

6 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford, a pediatric surgeon, holds COVID-19 testing materials outside the mobile testing site of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Elections
Public Health

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.

6 years ago

Drive-through test sites like this one in Delaware are popping up around the Philly region. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Delaware
Public Health

Data breach affects 10,000 tested for COVID-19 in Delaware

The information of 10,000 Delawareans who got tested for COVID-19 over the summer was accidentally sent to an unauthorized person.

6 years ago

Listen 1:38
A restaurant on 16th Street in Center City uses the street for outdoor dining. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Public Health

Inside Philly’s new COVID-19 restrictions

Coronavirus is surging in Philly, and asking people to distance isn't stopping the spread — so the city is entering a new phase of life in lockdown

Air Date: November 16, 2020

Listen 18:25
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