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Do I need to worry about the mu variant?
Mu has been identified in multiple countries, including the U.S., since January. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked about its impact thus far.
5 years ago
Listen 3:21Poignant return for Met Opera after 18-month pandemic pause
The Met had not performed in its house since March 11, 2020, the longest gap since the company started in 1883.
5 years ago
Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities
Officials in some urban areas are raising concerns about a federal rule limiting how federal coronavirus relief money can be spent on high-speed internet.
5 years ago
I Got A ‘Mild’ Breakthrough Case. Here’s What I Wish I’d Known
The reality is breakthrough cases are becoming more common. Here's what you should know about getting a breakthrough case — and what I wish I'd known.
5 years ago
A tale of two clinics: lines in Kenya, few takers in Atlanta
Plans for COVID-19 booster shots in some Western countries are highlighting vast disparities in access to vaccines around the world.
5 years ago
More money available to help struggling businesses in Camden County
Camden County is making another $10 million in federal aid available to struggling businesses to help them survive the COVID-19 delta surge.
5 years ago
Biden’s vaccine rules to set off barrage of legal challenges
Republicans swiftly denounced the mandate that could impact 100 million Americans as government overreach and vowed to sue.
5 years ago
COVID-19 quarantine space running out for University of Delaware students
Cases of COVID-19 more than quadrupled at the University of Delaware this week, school officials say, stretching on-campus quarantine space to the max.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania targeting doctors over blanket mask exemptions
The Health Department said some doctors are pushing stock exemptions that are available to anyone, regardless of medical necessity.
5 years ago
Virus claims Black morticians, leaving holes in communities
About 130 Black morticians have died of COVID-19 across the United States.
5 years ago
Biden’s new COVID vaccine mandate: ‘We’re in a tough stretch’
President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to curb the surging delta variant.
5 years ago
Loophole allows some Pennsylvania students to avoid masking
The order requiring masks to be worn inside K-12 school and child care facilities includes an exemption for students who claim it would cause or worsen a medical condition.
5 years ago
Pa. school mask lawsuit backed by group that challenged 2020 election results
Rudy Giuliani once described the Amistad Project as a “partner” in the Trump campaign’s legal efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But little else is known about the group.
5 years ago
Pew Center grants $10.2 million for digital and diversity efforts
The annual Pew grants will distribute money toward arts institutions’ digital and diversity efforts.
5 years ago
Babies, the delta variant and COVID: What parents need to know
The rate of new cases of COVID-19 among babies and children under 4 years old in the U.S. recently surpassed the rate of new cases among adults older than 65.
5 years ago
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