Health
White House still planning holiday parties, despite warnings
The decision to move forward with indoor gatherings and project a sense of normalcy comes as health experts have been pleading with Americans to cut back on Thanksgiving.
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Thanksgiving could be make-or-break in US coronavirus response
Governors and mayors are ratcheting up mask mandates and imposing restrictions on small indoor gatherings, which have been blamed for accelerating the spread of COVID-19.
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Millions stick to Thanksgiving travel plans despite warnings
Despite emphatic warnings from public health authorities to stay home for Thanksgiving, millions of Americans are crowding the nation’s airports ahead of the holiday.
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Pop-up events and text alerts: How Philly might distribute the coronavirus vaccine
With little concrete information, the city health department is trying to work out logistics.
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AstraZeneca coronavirus trial promises ‘highly effective’ new vaccine
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca made the announcement on Monday, saying that one dosing regimen showed the drug was 90% effective in preventing infection.
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How to sort through the uneasiness Thanksgiving brings this year
Deciding to gather or not can seem like just one more thing to deal with in this pandemic-disrupted year.
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Listen 1:36FDA grants emergency authorization for a second COVID-19 antibody treatment
The experimental cocktail from the bio-tech company Regeneron is the same drug President Trump got when he was battling the coronavirus earlier this year.
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Planning to test and travel for the holidays? It might be trickier than you think
Which test should you go for? Can you even schedule one? How long should you isolate before your test, and afterward? There’s a lot to consider.
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As COVID limits come back, Philly residents accept the disappointing new reality
The gift we all want — an end to pandemic life — is likely several months away. The just-imposed shutdowns will be with us until New Year’s.
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1,000 U.S. hospitals are ‘critically’ short on staff — and more expect to be soon
As COVID-19 hospitalizations surge, new data released by the federal government show how many hospitals are struggling with staffing.
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COVID-19’s fall surge hitting Pennsylvania prisons too
Positive coronavirus cases in 22 of the state’s 24 correctional institutions are putting advocates, and families with loved ones on the inside, on edge.
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Listen 3:39COVID-19 antibody treatment soon to arrive in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine said the federal government will distribute the antibodies to healthcare systems in the state.
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N.J. Health Commissioner expects COVID-19 vaccines to land in N.J. next month
The earliest shipments are expected to go to health care professionals and first responders first, with the vaccine likely becoming available to the public in April or May.
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Spate of overdoses hits service industry workers in Philly who thought they were doing cocaine
Since Nov. 12, the city Medical Examiner's office has confirmed three overdose deaths among restaurant and bar workers who thought they were using cocaine.
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As demand surges, some Rite Aid and other free COVID test sites in Philly are closed
There are still dozens of options available, although many have long wait times and longer turnaround.
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