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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has agreed, recommending that younger teens — and those 16 and 17 — should get a Pfizer booster five months after their last sho

Amid a surge in cases and hospitalizations, Camden County opens a new site to help address demand for COVID testing.

At a Wednesday briefing, Montgomery County Commissioners Chair Valerie Arkoosh said she’s ‘cautiously optimistic’ of a peak in two weeks.

COVID-19 cases are rapidly rising and Philadelphia’s health commissioner is warning people to be boosted and either double mask or wear an n-95.

U.S. health officials also clarified that the guidance applies to school kids as well as adults.

Gov. John Carney isn’t putting in any new restrictions, but is urging people to avoid indoor social gatherings during the historic surge.

The U.S. hit a new record high for infections in a single day on Monday, with 1,082,549 new cases recorded. Hospitalizations are also on the rise, but not at the same rate.

The city is investigating reports of COVID-19 testing sites that claimed to be affiliated with FEMA. The federal agency does not have any Philly testing clinics at this time.

In a statement, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said urged eligible Americans to receive a booster as soon as possible.

Across the U.S., new COVID-19 cases have tripled in the past two weeks to over 400,000 a day, the highest level on record, amid a rush by many Americans to get tested.

N.J. health officials said they expect hospitals to be down about 30% of their staff because of illness. The state is calling in strike teams to help.

As the pandemic slides into a fifth school semester, there is less appetite than ever among U.S. leaders for schools to go remote.

With coronavirus cases soaring, Gov. John Carney has reissued a state of emergency order as hospitals, prisons, and parks are limiting visitors to stop the spread.

The seven-day average rate of infection at the Capitol's testing center has grown from less than 1% to more than 13%.

The first hour of COVID-19 testing at the site each day will be reserved for first responders, EMS personnel, and health care workers.