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Philly opens three new mass vaccine sites Monday. Here’s what you need to know.
The rotating clinics will be located in Kensington, North Philadelphia, and West Philadelphia, with plans to vaccinate high-priority city residents eligible in Phase 1B.
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If schools follow CDC guidance, Biden’s reopening goals could be hard to reach
The CDC's latest school guidelines are running into complicated facts on the ground, especially when it comes to physical distancing and community spread.
3 years ago
Controls on vaccine exports ‘hold back’ pandemic recovery, warns incoming WTO head
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is set to lead the World Trade Organization. She talked about the WTO's role in improving vaccine access and says there's "no doubt" that WTO needs reform.
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‘People want to live’: Huge turnout, long lines at Black Doctors Consortium’s 24-hour vaccine clinic
The “vax-a-thon” was Philly’s first 24-hour vaccine clinic and the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium surpassed their vaccination goal before midnight.
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A bicycle. A trip. Or just pants: The things we buy when pining for normal times
Even the most mundane purchases are becoming objects of hope as we crave the routines and experiences of daily life in this period of isolation.
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South Philly Mexican businesses come together to raise COVID-19 relief funds
Philly is at risk of losing the restaurants that make its food scene what it is. A new GoFundMe campaign aims to help businesses survive.
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Montgomery County introduces new hospitality industry recovery program
The county announced the end of the previous grant program and introduced a new program with funding coming from the state.
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Pennsylvania health systems believed they were following state orders when they used vaccines that were supposed to be set aside for people awaiting their second doses.
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FEMA opening mass vaccination site at Pennsylvania Convention Center
The downtown Philadelphia convention center can handle vaccinating 6,000 people daily from the coronavirus, officials said.
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230K vaccine doses bound for N.J. delayed by winter weather
New Jersey did not receive about 230,000 first and second COVID vaccine shots this week because of weather-related delays in other parts of the country.
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N.J. and Delaware working to sequence more coronavirus samples to track variants
The U.S. is still far behind other countries when it comes to doing enough of the lab work needed to keep track of the variants of SARS-CoV-2.
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The walk-in clinic will be open from noon Feb. 19 to noon Feb. 20, but only for those eligible in Phase 1B and from certain Philadelphia ZIP codes.
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Experts warn against COVID-19 variants as states reopen
States are beginning to ease coronavirus restrictions, but health experts say we don't know enough yet about variants to roll back measures that could help slow their spread.
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City Council passes resolution calling on mayor to activate the Linc as mass vaccination site
City Council passed a near-unanimous resolution calling on Kenney to turn the Eagles stadium in South Philadelphia into a mass vaccination site run by the city.
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White House announces expanded COVID-19 testing, manufacturing, and virus sequencing
The administration says there will only be a few million doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine available to distribute right away, assuming the company gets FDA authorization.
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