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‘My mind’s made up’: Trusted vaccine messengers in Camden have their work cut out for them
An effort to get Camden barbers to act as trusted messengers for the COVID-19 vaccine shows how hard fighting misinformation really is.
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Listen 4:51Bucks tweaks COVID guidance to schools following outcry over health commissioner’s emails
Emails from Bucks County’s health commissioner have been shared widely on social media over the last week, fueling an already heated debate over COVID safety plans in schools.
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Listen 1:28‘Frustrating and concerning’: Montco urges masks, vaccinations as delta variant spreads
Montco is requiring masking in government buildings, and recommending them everywhere else, as the delta variant continues to spread and push up new cases of coronavirus.
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Breakthrough COVID cases see sharp rise in Del. as officials emphasize risk among unvaccinated
The overwhelming number of COVID cases and hospitalizations remain among the unvaccinated, though Delaware is seeing a sharp rise in breakthrough cases.
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Members of fledgling Health Corps help at vaccine clinics, target disparities in Delaware
New Castle County is using $675,000 of its federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for the pilot program that it hopes to expand.
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Listen 2:23What immunity did having COVID-19 give me? Do I still need a vaccine?
Is the immune response robust enough that those who’ve had COVID can avoid getting vaccinated? Many people asked WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk.
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Listen 4:53Philly archdiocese reinstates obligation to attend Mass on Sundays
At the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, many churchgoers say they feel safe attending Mass.
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U.S. mulls COVID vaccine boosters for elderly as early as fall
Among the first to receive them could be health care workers, nursing home residents and other older Americans.
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Schumer calls for federal crackdown on fake vaccine cards
The Senate’s top Democrat says federal law enforcement officials need to crack down on fake COVID-19 vaccination cards being sold online.
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Students debate Philly’s new vaccine mandate for colleges
Philadelphia announced Friday that students and staff of city colleges will need to be vaccinated by October 15.
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Philly mandates health care and higher-ed workers, students get vaccinated by mid-October
Philadelphia will require all health care workers and faculty or students of colleges and universities to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 15.
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COVID vaccine booster shot OK’d for those with weak immune systems
The decision does not apply to otherwise healthy individuals. Health authorities are closely monitoring if and when the general population will need a booster shot.
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Carney’s vaccine mandate for state workers comes amid a steady surge in recent weeks of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
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Guards union warns Wolf of legal action over vaccine mandate
The union, representing about 10,000 guards in Pennsylvania's prisons, told Gov. Tom Wolf Thursday it plans legal action to stop his effort to force them to get vaccinated.
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Here’s how Philly’s major arts venues are dealing with latest COVID restrictions
Here’s how museum and performance institutions have responded to Mayor Kenney’s COVID restrictions.
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