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Before using that at-home COVID-19 test, be sure to check the kit’s expiration date
Health officials recommend not automatically following the expiration date listed on a rapid test kit, as some expiration dates have been extended by the FDA.
2 years ago
With less public testing, Delaware sewers provide a clearer view of COVID numbers
Massive public testing sites created at the onset of the pandemic have been largely dismantled. But analysis of wastewater for COVID-19 is still going strong.
2 years ago
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden was experiencing “mild symptoms" and has begun taking Paxlovid.
2 years ago
U.S. debates a summer booster for people under 50
The Biden administration is considering expanding eligibility for a second COVID-19 booster to those under 50 to try to protect more people against the latest omicron surge.
2 years ago
New report details pandemic impact on Philly housing and homelessness
CARES Act funds kept more people off the street, but also led to some renters struggling through lapses in housing inspections.
2 years ago
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.
2 years 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.
2 years 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.
2 years 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.
2 years 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.
2 years 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.
2 years 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.
2 years 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?
2 years ago
Philly officials are trying to spread the word that city health centers have the COVID-19 vaccine available for children under 5.
2 years 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.
2 years ago
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