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Montco releases plans for pandemic recovery funds, with a focus on affordable housing
Montgomery County will collect community feedback before recovery act plans are finalized by County commissioners in August.
1 year ago
CDC advisers endorse more traditional Novavax COVID shot
The Maryland-based company hopes the U.S. also clears booster doses and teen use fairly soon.
1 year ago
Many try to return to normal from COVID, but disabled people face a different reality
With COVID safety protocols rescinding around the country, many are returning to a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy. But disabled and immunocompromised people can't do so.
1 year ago
U.S. regulators OK new COVID-19 shot option from Novavax
The Centers for Disease Control still must recommend how to use the Novavax vaccine before shots begin. The U.S. has bought 3.2 million doses.
1 year ago
White House urges caution on COVID variants, pushes boosters
The warning comes as two new highly transmissible variants are spreading rapidly across the country.
1 year ago
$50M in grants available to help Delaware homeowners impacted by pandemic
Eligible applicants can get up to $40,000 to pay their delinquent mortgage, property taxes, water and sewer bills, and condominium fees.
1 year ago
Some Philadelphia parents scramble to find COVID-19 vaccine appointments for their young kids
Some Philadelphia parents who are eager to vaccinate their infants and toddlers must be patient a little while longer.
1 year ago
Listen 3:21Still testing positive after day 10? How to decide when to end your COVID isolation
Nobody wants to infect their friends and friendly, but do you really have to keep isolating at day 12, 13 or beyond?
1 year ago
Philly officials are trying to spread the word that city health centers have the COVID-19 vaccine available for children under 5.
1 year ago
FDA advisers recommend updating COVID booster shots for fall
Advisers to the U.S. government are recommending that COVID-19 booster shots used this fall be modified to better match more recent variants of the coronavirus.
1 year ago
Workplace violence, rising even before the pandemic, is up 14% at N.J. hospitals
Nearly 10,000 incidents of workplace violence were reported at New Jersey health care facilities in 2021. That’s a 14.6% increase over the past three years.
1 year ago
Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost omicron protection
Saturday's announcement comes just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall.
1 year ago
Shots for tots: COVID vaccinations start for youngest U.S. children
The nation’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for tots this week.
1 year ago
Coronavirus FAQ: I got COVID. Then I got it again. What’s the deal with reinfection?
People who catch COVID may feel as if they won't get it again, at least not for a long time. Their immune system should be primed to fight it off in the future. Right?
1 year ago
6 things we’ve learned about how the pandemic disrupted learning
As a third pandemic school year draws to a close, new research offers the clearest accounting yet of the pandemic's academic toll.
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