Health
With omicron looming over the holidays, here’s how to stay safe
There's a lot we don't know about the new COVID variant. Many people are wondering if they can fly and go to holiday parties and restaurants — or should just hide out.
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I’m vaccinated but got COVID-19 anyway. Now what?
With omicron on everyone’s minds, people are concerned about breakthrough infections. How do you proceed if you think you’ve had one?
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Listen 4:59Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame
An NPR analysis shows that since the vaccine rollout, counties that voted heavily for Trump have had more than twice the COVID mortality rates of those that voted for Biden.
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Union without 11 players for MLS East final against NYCFC
The Philadelphia Union will be without 11 players on Sunday when the team plays NYCFC in the MLS Eastern Conference finals because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
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More omicron detected as hospitals strain under virus surge
New York has announced three more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing to eight the number of state cases linked to the new variant.
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1st case of omicron variant detected in New Jersey
The individual, an adult female, who is a fully vaccinated Georgia resident, had recently traveled to South Africa before spending time in New Jersey.
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First case of COVID-19’s omicron variant is reported in Philadelphia
A 30-year-old man has tested positive for the new variant, the city Health Department announced Friday.
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Air Date: December 3, 2021
Listen 49:17Multiple cases of omicron virus variant detected in New York City
The news came a day after the U.S. announced its first case of the variant had been detected in California.
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Increase in COVID hospitalizations has Camden County officials concerned
Camden County officials are working to stop the spread of both COVID and the flu.
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Questions surround omicron, but state public health agencies say they’re ready for it
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials members are preparing for the worst with the latest variant, while hoping for the best.
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‘The fire that’s here’: U.S. is still battling delta variant
For now, the extra-contagious delta variant continues to inflict misery at a time when many hospitals are struggling with shortages of nurses.
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What you can expect when vaccines become available for kids under 5
Health officials and pediatricians say the slow uptake among hesitant parents for the 5-11 age group could extend to the youngest children too.
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Once the national leader in the charge to open a supervised injection site, the nonprofit group is mired in legal battles, with no clear path out.
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N.J.’s abortion bill would do more than codify Roe v. Wade
Gov. Phil Murphy recently expressed hope that he’d sign the bill before the end of the year.
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