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Biden: Wearing a mask ‘not a political statement, but good way start pulling the country together’
Biden issued his call to protect each other on the same day he announced his coronavirus advisory panel and Pfizer announced major progress on a vaccine.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Over 4,000 new coronavirus cases in the state
Pennsylvania continues to blow past previous coronavirus case counts, as deaths and hospitalizations mount.
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Murphy imposes new bar, restaurant restrictions amid COVID-19 resurgence
The governor's announcement comes as the coronavirus rate of infection and the number of cases climbs higher in New Jersey and across the country.
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COVID-19 cases top 50 million globally, US nears 10 million
The U.S., India and Brazil lead with the most cases and account for nearly half of the world count. The U.S. alone is poised to hit 10 million cases as hospitalizations climb.
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Pfizer says early data signals COVID-19 vaccine may be 90% effective
The shots made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech are among 10 possible vaccine candidates in late-stage testing around the world.
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Biden turns to COVID response, names Penn doctor to advisory board
The U.S. is now averaging more than 100,000 new coronavirus infections a day, frequently breaking records for daily cases.
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Delaware’s high school athletes back on the field after roller coaster ride
The fall seasons were initially off, but vocal parents led authorities to relent and allow schools to play during the pandemic — with masks and other precautions.
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Listen 5:43President-elect Biden has a plan to combat COVID-19. Here’s what’s in it
Coronavirus cases are surging around the country. How will Joe Biden manage the pandemic differently, once he takes office in January? Expect a more centralized U.S. response.
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COVID-19 outbreak inside Fort Dix prison is spreading
ACLU says its clients behind Fort Dix’s bars report substandard medical care.
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CDC Report: Officials knew coronavirus test was flawed but released it anyway
An unreleased CDC review shows that lab officials knew an early coronavirus test kit had a high failure rate. They decided not to recall it and sent it to the labs anyway.
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White House Chief Of Staff Mark Meadows tests positive for the coronavirus
Meadows, never far from the president's side, traveled extensively with the president in the homestretch of his campaign, and was with Trump and his family on election night.
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Pa. coronavirus update: ‘This is a very dangerous period,’ Philly health commissioner says
Philadelphia reported 742 cases, highest daily number since the pandemic began. “Everything is on the table right now,” Health Commissioner Farley says.
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These women built careers in retail. The pandemic tore through their stores
Women hold the majority of jobs in clothing and department stores, gift and souvenir shops. Now thousands of stores have shuttered, leaving them jobless.
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First COVID-19 vaccine doses to go to health workers, say CDC advisers
A team of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a science-based outline for deploying a vaccine when it's ready. The goal is to stop deaths.
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Clots, strokes and rashes. Is COVID-19 a disease of the blood vessels?
COVID-19 can cause symptoms that go well beyond the lungs, from strokes to organ failure. So esearchers are studying how the virus affects the vascular system.
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