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$50M in grants available to help Delaware homeowners impacted by pandemic
Eligible applicants can get up to $40,000 to pay their delinquent mortgage, property taxes, water and sewer bills, and condominium fees.
3 days ago
Some Philadelphia parents scramble to find COVID-19 vaccine appointments for their young kids
Some Philadelphia parents who are eager to vaccinate their infants and toddlers must be patient a little while longer.
3 days ago
Listen 3:21Still testing positive after day 10? How to decide when to end your COVID isolation
Nobody wants to infect their friends and friendly, but do you really have to keep isolating at day 12, 13 or beyond?
1 week ago
Philly officials are trying to spread the word that city health centers have the COVID-19 vaccine available for children under 5.
1 week ago
FDA advisers recommend updating COVID booster shots for fall
Advisers to the U.S. government are recommending that COVID-19 booster shots used this fall be modified to better match more recent variants of the coronavirus.
1 week ago
Workplace violence, rising even before the pandemic, is up 14% at N.J. hospitals
Nearly 10,000 incidents of workplace violence were reported at New Jersey health care facilities in 2021. That’s a 14.6% increase over the past three years.
1 week ago
Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost omicron protection
Saturday's announcement comes just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall.
2 weeks ago
Shots for tots: COVID vaccinations start for youngest U.S. children
The nation’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for tots this week.
2 weeks ago
Coronavirus FAQ: I got COVID. Then I got it again. What’s the deal with reinfection?
People who catch COVID may feel as if they won't get it again, at least not for a long time. Their immune system should be primed to fight it off in the future. Right?
2 weeks ago
6 things we’ve learned about how the pandemic disrupted learning
As a third pandemic school year draws to a close, new research offers the clearest accounting yet of the pandemic's academic toll.
2 weeks ago
U.S. opens COVID vaccine to little kids, shots begin next week
U.S. health officials have opened COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — the last group without the shots.
3 weeks ago
FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers
U.S. regulators have authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers. That paves the way for vaccinations for children under 5 to begin next week.
3 weeks ago
FDA advisers endorse 1st COVID-19 shots for kids under 5
An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration gave a thumbs-up Wednesday to vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer for children under 5.
3 weeks ago
FDA advisers back Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for older kids
The expert panel agreed Tuesday that the vaccine made by Moderna is safe and effective enough to give to U.S. kids ages 6 to 17.
3 weeks ago
Pfizer COVID-19 shot appears effective for kids under 5, FDA says
On Wednesday, the FDA will ask an independent panel of vaccine experts to debate both Pfizer's and Moderna’s vaccine data before voting.
3 weeks ago
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