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How long does a COVID booster offer protection against omicron?
Now researchers in the U.K. have the first estimates for how long a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine will last. The findings are mixed.
3 years ago
N.J. requires COVID-19 vaccine for health care workers, ending test option
The order means health care workers who are unvaccinated will have until Jan. 27 to get their first shot and until Feb. 28 for the second.
3 years ago
When school feels ‘chaotic’: Philly parents struggle with shifting virtual learning guidelines
Even as Philly officials vow to reduce omicron’s interruptions to in-person learning, the school district’s shifts to virtual are causing angst.
3 years ago
Delco’s Medical Reserve Corps steps up to ease the burden on health care workers
Members of the Medical Reserve Corps, both medical and non-medical volunteers, assist health care personnel with their workloads.
3 years ago
Montco’s COVID numbers are trending down, while hospitalizations hit peak
Hospital leaders report they are seeing a dramatic rise in patients, however, and urge individuals to seek testing away from the ERs.
3 years ago
U.S. begins offering free COVID test kits, but many more are needed
Experts say the plan to distribute 1 billion tests is a good first step, but it must become a regular part of the pandemic response.
3 years ago
Omicron surge has peaked in Philadelphia; city issues new school guidance
Cases are down from their peak around Jan. 9, city Health Commissioner Bettigole said. Hospitalizations, which lag new cases, are up.
3 years ago
Main Line Health says cloth masks are no longer allowed to be worn by employees, visitors
"The protections offered by surgical and/or isolation masks outweigh those provided by cloth masking," said Main Line Health.
3 years ago
Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week
The masks will be available for pickup at pharmacies and community health centers across the country.
3 years ago
With Philly’s indoor dining vaccine mandate in full effect, restaurants report smooth rollout
Philly’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for indoor dining is now fully in effect. So what does this mean for restaurant operators and workers?
3 years ago
Glitch in new USPS COVID test website won’t let some apartment dwellers order kits
The website appears not to recognize some residences within multi-unit buildings as individual households.
3 years ago
Steepest COVID-19 surge shows signs of subsiding, but Delaware ‘not out of the woods’
Delaware’s daily cases and hospitalizations have dropped over the last five days, fueling guarded optimism from the governor and health officials.
3 years ago
White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website
The website, COVIDTests.gov, now includes a link for Americans to order four at-home tests per residential address, to be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.
3 years ago
U.S. faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say
“A lot of people are still going to die because of how transmissible omicron has been,” said one epidemiologist, adding it "is going to get worse before it gets better."
3 years ago
Workers are calling out sick in droves, leaving employers scrambling
Employers from Macy's to United Airlines are having to adjust after skyrocketing omicron COVID cases have led large numbers of workers to call out sick.
3 years ago
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