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Please Touch Museum returning after yearlong hiatus
Like children’s museums everywhere, the Please Touch Museum faces unique challenges to staying sanitized during a pandemic.
3 years ago
N.J. to open vaccine eligibility to include people 55 and older
The expansion to millions of residents and those who work in New Jersey means millions more people will be able to get the vaccine.
3 years ago
COVID pushed Black unemployment higher in Pa. than anywhere in the nation, report says
Nearly one in five Black Pennsylvanians was unemployed as 2020 ended, according to a report by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning D.C. think tank.
3 years ago
Local congregations more prepared for second pandemic Passover than first
“There's a lot in the Passover Seder that has to do with rebirth and starting again. It kind of feels that this year will feel much more like that.”
3 years ago
Listen 1:26Rutgers will require COVID-19 vaccinations in the fall — the first major university to do so
With a few exceptions, Rutgers University students will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
3 years ago
Vaccinate PA’s online appointment finder has expanded to Philadelphia
City health officials aren’t endorsing the site, however, because they can’t ensure accuracy.
3 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: State surpasses 1 million COVID-19 cases
Across the commonwealth, 1,652 people are hospitalized with the virus. It’s an uptick in the trend after a period of falling hospitalization numbers.
3 years ago
The pandemic pushed people outside. Now, some companies hope they stay there
Millions of people headed outside for recreation during the pandemic. Now, those companies hope to lock in their newly expanded markets.
3 years ago
Philly schools to welcome more students back to classrooms in late April
Between April 6 and April 13, qualifying families can select the in-person option for their children or choose to remain fully virtual.
3 years ago
‘Lying through truth’: Misleading facts fuel vaccine misinformation
There's no link between COVID-19 vaccines and death. But a new NPR analysis finds stories implying a link have gone viral this year at a dramatic rate.
3 years ago
Wolf administration refuses to release details of wasted COVID-19 vaccine doses
The state Health Department is once again citing a decades-old law that it has used numerous times to prevent greater public scrutiny of its coronavirus pandemic response.
3 years ago
‘Be a better listener’: Philly business owners share their pandemic lessons
The pandemic forced business owners that have had the same routines for years to reexamine their values and priorities.
3 years ago
Listen 5:42In line with the CDC, most students can be within three feet of each other, as long as masks are worn and handwashing is frequent.
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The effort includes a website where employees and businesses can turn to for reopening information, as well as a marketing campaign and live events.
3 years ago
Battling college ‘Zoom exhaustion’: Temple students and profs on a year of online learning
Even when professors make an effort, connections with peers are missing.
3 years ago
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