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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

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson
Philadelphia
Public Health
Sports
NBC10

Eagles coach Doug Pederson tests positive for COVID-19

Pederson, 52, is the second NFL head coach to test positive for the novel coronavirus.

6 years ago

Imperial County in California is rural but has been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Deborah Birx warned the pandemic is in a
NPR
National
Public Health

Birx warns U.S. coronavirus epidemic is in ‘new phase’ as cases and deaths climb

The U.S. has surpassed more than 4.6 million confirmed cases of the virus and 154,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

6 years ago

Students, wearing face masks and paying attention to social distancing, study at Les Magnolias primary school during the partial lifting of coronavirus, COVID-19, lockdown regulations in Brussels, Monday, May 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Kids
Public Health

MIS-C: Doctors make progress on COVID-related illness affecting kids

While doctors say they have more information on how to treat MIS-C, it's still a mystery why some children get it and others don't.

6 years ago

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Terri Donelson, left, and her husband, Stephen, walk up their driveway to see friends and family awaiting him at his home in Midlothian, Texas on Friday, June 19, 2020, after his 90-day stay in the Zale Hospital on the UT Southwestern Campus. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
International
Public Health

Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans

Doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to save lives in the dark.

6 years ago

The second patient in a first-stage study of a potential vaccine for COVID-19 receives a shot in in March at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo)
NPR
Government Accountability
Public Health

Public health expert calls to repair distrust in a COVID-19 vaccine

Officials say a promising coronavirus vaccine is on its way in 2021. But does that matter if only half of Americans say they're willing to get such a vaccination?

6 years ago

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