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Pa. coronavirus update: Levine says Philly FEMA clinics offering ‘light at the end of the tunnel’
Pa.’s former Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine, who now serves in that role at the federal level, visited the FEMA vaccination clinic in Center City.
4 years ago
Appointments no longer necessary at N.J. vaccine megasites
The N.J. Health Department announced that any residents eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine can get their shots at its six megasites without an appointment.
4 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: Montco cases on the decline, vaccine clinic locations shuffle
With the Johnson & Johnson vaccine back online, Montgomery County is changing some COVID-19 vaccination sites.
4 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Day and sleepaway camps will be back this summer
This summer, New Jersey’s sleepaway camps will be allowed to reopen. State health officials said there were no COVID outbreaks at day camps last summer.
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Burlington County Commissioners call on N.J. to pause utility rate hikes
Three South Jersey utilities want to raise rates to pay for infrastructure upgrades. Local officials are urging the state regulators to block the move during the pandemic.
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Parents divided after COVID-19 outbreak at Lower Merion school
The district says poor ventilation could be to blame for eight students in one classroom at Penn Valley Elementary testing positive for COVID.
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CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask
The change comes as more than half of U.S. adults have gotten at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, and more than a third have been fully vaccinated.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Philly to roll back dining and event restrictions next week
Philadelphia will begin allowing indoor catered events, and ease dining restrictions for restaurants, beginning on Friday, May 7.
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South Jersey health departments resume use of J&J vaccine
After an 11-day pause, health departments across South Jersey said they will resume use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to reach the state’s most vulnerable residents.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Philly says providers can resume using J&J vaccine
Philly has notified vaccine providers they can resume use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Pa. is also increasing efforts to vaccinate residents who are unable to leave home.
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N.J. coronavirus update: Outdoor gathering, indoor event capacities increased
Starting May 10, outdoor gatherings will be limited to 500 people — up from the current 200-attendee cap.
4 years ago
What will the end of the COVID pandemic look like?
It’s been more than a year of physical distancing and change. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked when, and how, life will resume post-pandemic?
4 years ago
Listen 5:54‘Volcanoes of fire’: Death toll at Baghdad hospital surpasses 80
Most of those killed suffered severe burns, he said. Others were overcome by smoke, unwilling to leave behind relatives hooked up to ventilators.
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The rarest of COVID vaccine reactions: One woman’s story of Guillain-Barre
You’re more likely to win the lottery than develop this severe COVID vaccine reaction. But for a Manayunk woman, the lowest of odds changed her life.
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Listen 1:15From scarcity to abundance: US faces calls to share vaccines
This stark access gap is prompting increased calls across the world for the U.S. to start shipping vaccine supplies to poorer countries.
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