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N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy leads the final briefing on the state's response to the pandemic on March 4, 2022 in Trenton, N.J. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
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New Jersey
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N.J. Gov. Murphy will lift public health emergency Monday

At his final COVID briefing, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says the public health emergency will be lifted on Monday, the same day as the end of the school mask mandate.

4 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
New Jersey
Public Health

‘This is more of a political signal’: New Jersey’s last COVID briefing is set

Gov. Murphy’s 257th and final update on the state’s response to the virus marks the end of a two-year staple, not the end of the pandemic.

4 years ago

An NFL logo as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium on October 12, 2008 in Tampa, Florida.  (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
NPR
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Public Health
Sports

The NFL and players’ union agree to suspend COVID protocols for the 2022 season

With the change in protocol, league players and staff will no longer have to wear face coverings at NFL facilities, regardless of their vaccination status.

4 years ago

Customers wearing face masks shop at the Reading Terminal Market
Radio Times
Health Care
Mental Health
Public Health

‘Long haulers’: Months later, the devastating impact of Covid-19

With Long Covid, millions of people suffer from clusters of symptoms ranging in severity. And, Philadelphia's Covid-19 level is "All Clear": most mandates lifted.

Air Date: March 3, 2022 10:00 am

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Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. grants Delaware County’s first health department final approval

The state Department of Health issued the certificate this week, allowing Delco to start official notifications to all 49 municipalities.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden
Government
Public Health

New Biden pandemic plan: Closer to normal for the nation

The White House outlined a strategy to allow people to return to many normal activities safely after two years of pandemic disruptions.

4 years ago

New data shows that the majority of drinking water at schools across Atlantic County has lead contamination. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
K-12
New Jersey
Public Health

Lead contamination ‘pervasive’ in drinking water in Atlantic County schools

A joint study from two organizations say 92% of the drinking water at Atlantic County schools is contaminated with lead.

4 years ago

Customers wear face masks while shopping at the Reading Terminal Market
Philadelphia
Public Health

‘All clear’: Philly drops indoor mask mandate effective immediately

In the “All Clear” phase, all mitigation efforts are lifted with the exception of masking in schools, health care institutions, congregate settings, and on public transit.

4 years ago

The marijuana dispensary in Yeadon, Pa., open on Church Street, in March, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health Care
Medicine
Pennsylvania

Medical marijuana dispensary Restore meets hurdles expanding into Delco

In mid-February, the company opened in Yeadon, its sixth area location. Borough zoning officials reversed their decision just three days later.

4 years ago

Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center nurse Maggie Bass holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health Care
Kids
Public Health

Pfizer shots protect kids from severe COVID even in omicron

Pediatricians say the back-and-forth results may seem confusing but that parents need to understand the shots are still the best way to prevent serious illness.

4 years ago

A general view of the Abbott Healthcare Nutrition plant in Cootehill Co Monaghan.   (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images)
NPR
Health Care
Kids
Public Safety

FDA warns against using another powdered baby formula after a 2nd death

The FDA now cautions against using a specific lot of Abbott Nutrition's Similac PM 60/40 after a second infant dies. Abbott voluntarily recalled the specialty product on Monda

4 years ago

A medical staff member prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
NPR
Kids
Philadelphia
Public Health

Pfizer vaccine’s protection against COVID wanes quickly in kids ages 5-11, study says

New research out of New York found the protection of the vaccine against infection in kids ages 5 to 11 dropped from 68% to 12%.

4 years ago

The exterior of Brandywine Hospital's ER
Business
Health Care
Public Health

Former Jennersville, Brandywine buyer fails to post court-ordered bond required for revived deal

The former Jennersville, Brandywine buyer did not post the $1 million bond in time. Tower Health is now asking a Chester County judge to toss the case.

4 years ago

A nurse walks down a hallway with her arms in the air, clasping the back of her head
Health Care
Mental Health
New Jersey

N.J. nurses union offers free mental health courses

The federally funded online classes are available to help health care workers or anyone to help improve mental health and cope with trauma.

4 years ago

Elementary school students are pictured on a school bus
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Montco updating school, public masking guidance to align with CDC

Under the CDC’s updated guidance, masks are no longer required in indoor public settings for people who are healthy and who aren't caring for someone who is at higher risk.

4 years ago

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