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Most Pa. residents eligible for COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday; State to launch mobile unit
Many parts of the state opened Phase 1C Monday, but according to the Department of Health, appointments remain available, prompting the change.
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‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Rural Pa. residents lament more cuts to local hospitals during pandemic
“The problem is, as small hospitals go away, there goes your community. Do you want to move to a community that doesn't have a hospital?”
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N.J. fund offers loans to Black-owned firms impacted by COVID-19
The Equitable Small Business Initiative is a $5 million (and growing) pot of money used to award loans to businesses owned by people of color impacted by the pandemic.
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How can I help other people get the COVID vaccine?
There are many ways to get the shot to someone else: inform your neighbors; assist with appointments; volunteer with local vaccination efforts.
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Listen 5:56Philly has more than 100,000 vaccine doses to distribute, with only half spoken for
Some of the backlog is for second shots. The health department is working to reduce the overflow.
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Should colleges require COVID-19 vaccines for fall? More campuses are saying yes
As vaccines become more widely available, it's likely that many more colleges will add their own mandates.
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Map: This is where COVID vaccine providers are located around Philly
More than 200 locations are approved to receive doses from the city health department.
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Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries
Other experts worried that delays could erode faith in governments that were particularly efficient in their vaccination programs and were counting on second doses soon.
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Philly on the rebound: Over 100,000 people walked through Center City last week
The numbers bode well for businesses in the heart of the city after a rough year.
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‘How many of us will be left?’ Catholic nuns face loss, pain
These were women who held the hands of the dying and who raised the unwanted, who pushed chalk to slate to teach science and grammar and, through their own example, faith.
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Why there will be fewer Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines next week
It's the other side of a recent surge in Johnson & Johnson doses. The surge occurred because one of Johnson & Johnson's third party manufacturers was finally able to release.
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Murphy, first lady receive first vaccine shots at South Jersey mega site
Gov. Phil Murphy joined the more than three million people who have gotten at least one of their COVID-19 vaccine shots in the Garden State.
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School District of Philadelphia launches COVID-19 dashboard
The dashboard has information on the number of tests performed, positive cases in schools, as well as cases confirmed off-site that have been reported to the district.
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Fewer than half of eligible Delawareans have been vaccinated or signed up for shots
Gov. Carney has said he is concerned that roughly 20% of the eligible population won’t get inoculated. WHYY found the figure is currently above 50%.
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Philadelphia’s 2nd FEMA vaccination site opening Saturday
The clinic is located in Hunting Park, in one of the city’s most undervaccinated ZIP codes. The plan is to vaccinate 3,000 people a day.
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