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Where is it safe to reopen schools? New research offers answers
A new study suggests reopening schools may be safer than previously thought, at least in communities where the virus is not already spreading out of control.
3 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Vaccination of first responders to begin
New Jersey officials have announced the start of the next phase of vaccinations against the coronavirus with police and fire professionals.
3 years ago
‘Today we take the fight to the virus’: Montco opens first COVID vaccine clinic
Phase 1A health care workers who live or work in Montgomery County were inoculated by appointment only at the community college in Blue Bell.
3 years ago
St. Patrick’s Day Parade canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
The 250th St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Philadelphia was canceled due to pandemic fears.
3 years ago
‘Real hero’: Dr. Ala Stanford wins award named for late U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford
Stanford and her team have provided COVID-19 testing and education to over 21,000 people in the city since the pandemic’s outbreak in April.
3 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: DHS Secretary urges those in need to apply for benefits
Congress has expanded eligibility for SNAP, Secretary Miller urges Pennsylvanians to apply.
3 years ago
Fighting vaccine skepticism, Philly fire department presses forward with shots
About 100 emergency medical workers have gotten a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. But about half offered the vaccine have declined, officials said.
3 years ago
What will it take to end the COVID-19 pandemic?
Health experts agree that, to end the pandemic, the world needs to immunize a large percentage of Earth's population. And that population needs to be distributed evenly.
3 years ago
How COVID-19 attacks the brain and may cause lasting damage
Many patients who are hospitalized for COVID-19 are discharged with symptoms such as those associated with a brain injury.
3 years ago
Pa. lags nation in people tested per day, is nowhere near level needed to suppress the virus
Suppression testing would require the state to increase daily testing nearly four times over, but that’s the only way to use it as a tool to actually slow down the virus.
3 years ago
Black and Hispanic workers feeling brunt of pandemic recession according to Philly Fed
A new report from the Federal Reserve of Philadelphia adds detail to how the recession has created two different employment realities, stratified by race and education level.
3 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: More doses of vaccine, faster distribution and more federal funding needed
The new COVID-19 relief package has funding for vaccine distribution but the money hasn’t arrived yet.
3 years ago
Listen 1:46Gov. Carney urges Delaware schools to move from remote to hybrid learning
The governor and his top public health and education administrators say schools have not proven to pose a serious risk for coronavirus transmission.
3 years ago
COVID-19 vaccine may not get to long-term care facilities quickly enough
Coronavirus vaccines are reaching more long-term facilities, but many worry they won't come soon enough to stave off more deaths.
3 years ago
Confidence delivered with second shot of COVID vaccine
Frontline health workers in N.J. receive their second shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this week.
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