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The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman’s approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories of our time.

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An empty SEPTA train car. (Anna Orso/Billy Penn)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Health
Transportation

SEPTA trains and buses have great airflow — which means less coronavirus risk for riders

Along with mask-wearing, health officials say good airflow is key to avoiding infection in enclosed spaces.

6 years ago

Basketball player (Courtesy of Pixabay)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf recommends halting high school sports, Upper Darby quarantines entire sanitation dept

Governor Tom Wolf surprised school athletic departments Thursday with an announcement that he doesn’t want high school sports to continue during the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

Lines of cars wait at a drive-through coronavirus testing site
National
Public Health

Coronavirus testing in the US is dropping, even as deaths mount

An Associated Press analysis found that the number of tests per day slid 3.6% over the past two weeks to 750,000, with the count falling in 22 states.

6 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before a House Select Subcommittee hearing on the Coronavirus, Friday, July 31, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington.  (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)
NPR
Medicine
National
Public Health

Fauci reveals he has received death threats and his daughters have been harassed

Dr. Anthony Fauci shared in a forum hosted by Harvard, that he and has been subjected to death threats.

6 years ago

A medical worker draws blood at a free COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 serology antibody testing community event in Los Angeles on Wednesday. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
NPR
Medicine
Public Health

FDA adviser: Not realistic to expect a COVID-19 vaccine in 2020

Dr. Paul Offit, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania who serves on a panel advising the FDA, doesn't think a vaccine will be ready before the end of the year.

6 years ago

Sussex Correctional Institution (State of Delaware)
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Public Health

Second man with COVID-19 dies at Sussex prison that had major outbreak

More than 1 in 3 of the prisoners were infected but more than 90% have recovered. Two are currently hospitalized.

6 years ago

Smyrna High and other public schools in Delaware can open for hybrid learning or remote classes only. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
K-12

Gov. Carney wants Delaware public schools to open with mix of in-class and remote learning

The state is experiencing a moderate spread of the coronavirus, and the governor says daily cases and test positivity rates must fall to open schools fully.

6 years ago

Coronavirus testing site
National
Public Health

‘Too many are selfish’: US nears 5 million coronavirus cases

The U.S. is approaching 5 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus, far outpacing other countries as Americans resist taking steps to avoid getting infected.

6 years ago

Vaccine-makers are readying 190 million doses of the flu vaccine for deployment across the U.S. this fall — 20 million more doses than in a typical year. A nasal spray version will be available, as well as shots. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
NPR
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

2020 flu shot strategy: Get yours early in the season

Flu shots will be in stock at doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets by early September.

6 years ago

(Dan Nott/Spotlight PA)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. cancels on volunteer coronavirus contact tracers, moves to hire 1,000 paid staff

After decreasing its number of daily coronavirus cases through widespread business closures and stay-at-home orders, Pennsylvania is seeing a resurgence of COVID-19.

6 years ago

Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Politics
Public Health

Pa. pursuing huge cleaning plan for Capitol Complex after custodial worker tests positive for the coronavirus

Pa. will spend up to $5 million on a new contract to ramp up cleaning in the Capitol Complex after a state custodial worker in Harrisburg tested positive for COVID-19.

6 years ago

On Wednesday in Carbon County Courthouse courtroom #1 the President Judge, Roger N. Nanovic, announced that trials will resume with jury selection beginning on Thursday.
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pennsylvania reports no virus deaths; first time since March

Pennsylvania health officials on Monday reported no new deaths attributed to COVID-19 for the first time in more than four months.

6 years ago

NPR
International
Medicine
Public Health

WHO chief warns ‘there might never be’ a silver bullet for coronavirus

Despite progress made on a COVID-19 vaccine, "there's no silver bullet at the moment and there might never be," the World Health Organization's director-general warned.

6 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Delaware
Economy
Public Health

Delaware establishes new program to retrain workers laid off during the pandemic

Delaware will use $10 million in CARES Act funding to provide job training and employment resources to those laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 years ago

Hawaii state Department of Health microbiologist Mark Nagata demonstrates the process for testing a sample for coronavirus at the department's laboratory in Pearl City, Hawaii on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (Audrey McAvoy/AP Photo)
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Which Philly coronavirus test sites get results the fastest? Here’s what they said

Long delays make it harder to contain pandemic spread — so the city is buying new machines to process samples locally.

6 years ago

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