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Philly falls short of local purchasing goals during pandemic
Just 26% of Philadelphia’s spending on goods and services went to local suppliers, well short of the city’s 58% goal.
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Philadelphia reinstates indoor mask mandate
Philadelphia officials announced Monday that masks will once again be required in indoor spaces.
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The initiative teams Bloom Planning and Delaware County in an effort to revamp mental and behavioral health services for school children.
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The plan includes “wireless technology” to allow for safer public participation.
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Appeals court OKs Biden federal employee vaccine mandate
In a 2-1 ruling Thursday, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court and ordered dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the mandate.
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Health experts say U.S. suspension of COVID aid will prolong pandemic
Health experts warn the suspension of COVID aid for poorer countries could ultimately spur the kind of unchecked transmission needed for the next worrisome variant to emerge.
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Pelosi positive for COVID-19, was at White House with Biden
Pelosi will “quarantine consistent with CDC guidance, and encourages everyone to get vaccinated, boosted and test regularly."
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Pennsylvanians on Medicaid risk losing health coverage when COVID emergency ends
Many will lose Medicaid coverage nationwide, but Pennsylvania’s plan is out of step with other states, which advocates say will lead to greater losses.
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Listen 1:53U.S. experts discuss COVID boosters for the fall and beyond
Key questions include how often the vaccines should be updated against new viral strains and who should get them.
4 months ago
GOP blocks Senate COVID bill, demands votes on immigration
Republicans said they'd withhold support for the measure unless Dems agreed to vote on an amendment preventing Biden from lifting Trump-era curbs on migrants entering the U.S.
4 months ago
Philly COVID cases creep closer to levels that would trigger a return to mask requirements
As Philadelphia COVID cases are gradually climbing, city health officials warn residents to start taking precautions to prevent the virus from spreading again.
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Number of COVID patients in U.S. hospitals reaches record low
The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90% in more than two months.
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Murphy addresses his health after contracting COVID, says he ‘feels fine’
The governor’s office announced Murphy’s positive test Thursday afternoon and said he was asymptomatic.
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N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy tests positive for COVID-19
Murphy is currently asymptomatic and feeling well, and will cancel in-person events and isolate for the next five days.
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End of COVID may bring major turbulence for U.S. health care
The array of issues is tied to the coronavirus public health emergency first declared more than two years ago and periodically renewed since then.
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