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Feds passed up chance to lock in more Pfizer vaccine doses
The decision could delay the delivery of a second batch of doses until manufacturer Pfizer fulfills other international contracts.
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The Philadelphia Flower Show will make outdoor debut at FDR Park in 2021
The Philadelphia Flower Show to be held in FDR Park in 2021. The event will go outdoors for the first time in its almost 200 year history.
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Pa. coronavirus update: 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in the last week
“Pennsylvania’s situation has become even more dire” than when new mitigation efforts were issued, said Governor Tom Wolf.
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A half-million Pennsylvanians set to lose CARES Act benefits by end of month
Without those funds, enrollees in both programs “[will] struggle to pay for basic human necessities, like food, housing and medication,” said Jenn Berrier.
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WHYY spoke to residents of Camden County jail to learn about the conditions of the prison and how officials are preventing infections.
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Coronavirus takes toll on Black, Latino child care providers
The pandemic’s effects have rippled through child care, disproportionately affecting Black and Latino-owned centers in an industry that has long relied on providers of color.
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Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time
As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger.
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N.J. officials: 74 percent not cooperating with contact tracers amid COVID spike
Health officials continue to struggle to convince residents to cooperate with contact tracers, who attempt to track how the virus is spreading among people.
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Watching for signs of child abuse and neglect, but from a distance
With many schools and even doctor’s appointments virtual again, teachers and others must try new strategies to assess how safe a home situation might be.
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Listen 1:45Health officials warn Americans not to let their guard down
“The vaccine’s critical,” Dr. Deborah Birx said. “But it’s not going to save us from this current surge. Only we can save us from this current surge.”
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‘We’re open’: Sisterly Love Citywide Food Fair promotes women-run businesses
Every weekend through Dec. 20, restaurants and gift vendors are hosting pop-ups throughout Philly to help women-run businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Philly department of prisons issues shelter-in-place amid COVID-19 spike
People who are detained in the city-run correctional facilities will remain in their cells unless it’s to shower, make phone calls or have virtual meetings with attorneys.
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With virus surge comes a push to be tested, Black Doctors Consortium finds
At a clinic in Parkside, lines were long. The group’s founder says 300 to 500 people in four hours has been the trend since a week before Thanksgiving.
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New map lets you track Philly restaurant closings — and hopefully reopenings, too
“It hits a nerve to see it all in one place visually.”
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Patients of Jersey Shore lab should get re-tested for COVID, FBI says after raid
The FBI urged patients who recently got a coronavirus test at a Ventnor, NJ lab to be re-tested.
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