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N.J. coronavirus update: Not the year for ‘Christmas as usual,’ Murphy says
The COVID-19 transmission rate in New Jersey has dipped, but Gov. Phil Murphy says now is not the time to celebrate.
4 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: Levine says commonwealth has hit COVID ‘plateau’
While the trend is encouraging, officials fear holiday travel could lead to another coronavirus surge.
4 years ago
Philly’s new mobile testing truck is designed to contain COVID clusters with rapid response
Patients will self-administer the tests, then hand them to workers through a plastic barrier.
4 years ago
Will you get a COVID-19 vaccine? Tell us why — or why not
Are you interested in getting the vaccine as soon as it's available, will you wait, or not get it at all? Let us know, and we’ll use your input to inform our reporting.
4 years ago
Probe: Trump officials attacked CDC coronavirus reports
Rep. James Clyburn said his coronavirus committee investigators have found evidence of a “political pressure campaign” to “bully” professionals at the CDC.
4 years ago
Highlights of $900 billion COVID-19 relief, wrapup bills
Highlights of the measure with overall funding amounts and specific amounts for some but not necessarily all initiatives.
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History will remember 2020. Here’s four ways it will shape Pa. politics moving forward
Historians, public health experts, and grassroots activists told us these 2020 themes were most significant and will most clearly shape what the road ahead holds for Pa.
4 years ago
Listen 4:12Have doubts about getting the COVID-19 vaccine? Here are some FAQs
WHYY’s readers and listeners shared their concerns. Our Health Desk Help Desk addresses them here.
4 years ago
Listen 5:38Catering workers describe maskless parties and high-risk gigs, as biz owners hope for a safer spring
Once alcohol starts flowing, COVID mitigation rules often go out the window, staffers said.
4 years ago
US airport traffic rising despite holiday travel warnings
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an advisory declaring “postponing travel and staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others from COVID."
4 years ago
2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US ships out
Public health experts say the shots — and others in the pipeline — are the only way to stop a virus that has been spreading wildly.
4 years ago
With Moderna vaccine on the way, Delaware slated to receive almost 20,000 doses this week
Delaware is slated to receive almost 20,000 doses of the two-shot coronavirus vaccine this week. But it won’t be enough for everyone.
4 years ago
New Jersey, New York hide full details of COVID-19 spending
Every state except New York and New Jersey responded to AP’s public records request by providing a detailed breakdown of the spending and suppliers.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania spent $35M on plastic face shields in early 2020
In part, the state spent so much money on face shields because that’s what was available amid the national rush to find medical equipment, officials said.
4 years ago
Pa. misses deadline to spend $108M in rent, mortgage relief from CARES Act
Pa. tenants and homeowners missed out on roughly $108M of $175M in federal coronavirus relief because state programs distributing the funding made it too hard to access.
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