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Seeking COVID-19 vaccine trial participants from hard-hit communities of color
The coronavirus is disproportionately affecting African Americans and Latinos. Researchers aim to include groups they most want a vaccine to protect.
5 years ago
Listen 1:31Bold hopes for coronavirus antibody tests still unfulfilled
Coronavirus tests touted by President Trump and his top officials to help reopen the economy are widely available. But predictions for their usefulness haven't panned out.
5 years ago
Applications set to open for Delaware COVID-19 relief fund
The Division of Small Business will begin accepting applications online starting Tuesday at 10 a.m.
5 years ago
‘We had lines, mobs’: Labor Day weekend is the busiest of the summer for Seaside Heights
The Jersey Shore town experienced a slow start, but the sunny, warm weather this Labor Day weekend helped to draw people out for one last summer hurrah.
5 years ago
Camden’s Masked Melanin Market provides a breath of fresh air for Black businesses
Tawanda Jones created an open-air market for Black entrepreneurs in Camden to showcase their wares and support each other while social distancing.
5 years ago
How can you tell if a COVID-19 vaccine is working?
Several COVID-19 vaccine candidates are being tested now. But why does it take 30,000 volunteers to know if one is safe and effective?
5 years ago
Hundreds of workers rally for pandemic protections at Philadelphia City Hall
The group is demanding personal protective equipment, access to COVID-19 testing, hazard pay, no cuts to public services and no more layoffs.
5 years ago
States plan for cuts as Congress deadlocks on more coronavirus aid
As the Senate returns to session, some lawmakers are urging action on proposals that could provide hundreds of billions of additional dollars to states and local governments.
5 years ago
Pa. child care advocates fear new Gov. Wolf policy will break the industry
Pennsylvania officials have announced that, starting this month, child care providers will only be paid for current attendance, not pre-pandemic levels.
5 years ago
This Labor Day, unions face new pressures and possibilities due to COVID-19
The pandemic has sharpened conversations around workplace safety and workers’ rights, while also casting thousands of Pennsylvanians into financial trouble.
5 years ago
Pa. unemployment update: Extra $300 application is open, payments start mid-September
Applications open Sept. 6, and payments will be retroactive to Aug. 1.
5 years ago
COVID-19 concerns means fleeing a storm at Jersey Shore will be different in 2020
New Jersey emergency officials are making plans to put evacuees in dorms and hotels instead of large gyms. They want shore residents to plan — now.
5 years ago
Listen 3:27Delaware nursing homes can resume in-person visits, with restrictions
Long-term care facilities that haven’t had a new case of the coronavirus in 14 days will be allowed to resume indoor visitation, which has been banned since March.
5 years ago
Voting in person Nov. 3? Expect drive-thrus, sports arenas
States are turning to stadiums, drive-thrus and even movie theaters as safe options for in-person polling places amid the pandemic and fears about mail-in ballot concerns.
5 years ago
Photos: A summer of social distance
Celebrations, milestones and daily routines happen whether we're ready or not, and Summer 2020 was no different. As Americans sought relief in a pandemic, they got creative.
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