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Health & Science

Dr. Monica Taylor is the vice chair of Delaware County Council. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Delco funds Health Department start-up costs ahead of January debut

The county applied about $4.8M in American Rescue Plan Act money to salaries and remaining 2021 costs and shifted $3.9M to design and IT purposes.

4 years ago

This image of Bennu, taken from a range of 15 miles, shows its unexpectedly rough and rocky surface.
(NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona)
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Science

Got plans for Sept. 24, 2182? This big asteroid might, too

A potentially dangerous asteroid called Bennu has a 1 in 1,750 chance of hitting Earth between now and the year 2300.

4 years ago

Science

Group cites PFAS chemical concerns at military sites near Chesapeake Bay

They are known as “forever chemicals” because they do not break down in the environment.

4 years ago

Saba Tedla is the owner of Booker’s Restaurant and Bar on Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

‘Less than adequate time’: Even supporters worry about Philly’s quick indoor mask mandate

Announced with less than 24 hours’ notice, even backers see the new rules as another example of the city reacting to the virus, not getting ahead of it.

4 years ago

Close up of Ultrasound pregnancy examination.
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Health

Vaccinating during pregnancy has become even more urgent as ICU beds fill up

Only about 23% of those currently pregnant in the U.S. have been vaccinated against COVID-19, statistics show.

4 years ago

Bryce Harper stands by home plate.
Health
Billy Penn

Is Bryce Harper vaccinated? Here’s what we know about the potential MVP

With the Phillies surging, the vax status question seems to have faded into the background.

4 years ago

The number of people that one sick person will infect (on average) is called R0. Here are the maximum R0 values for a few viruses. (Credit: Michaeleen Doucleff, Alyson Hurt and Adam Cole/NPR. Icon by Gerard Higgins/The Noun Project.)
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Health

The CDC said the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox. That’s not accurate

Nonetheless, delta is still highly transmissible. It's one of the most contagious respiratory viruses that we know of.

4 years ago

Trees burn after firefighters conducted a firing operation to slow the spread of the Dixie Fire in Plumas County, Calif, on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. Dry and windy conditions have led to increased fire activity as firefighters battle the blaze which ignited July 14. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Radio Times
Science

The new U.N. climate report

The new IPCC report on the climate change says hotter temperatures and extreme weather are now irreversible. What can still be done to fight the climate crisis?

Air Date: August 11, 2021 10:00 am

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Jniya Tallie fiddles with her vaccination card
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Health

How to have your vaccine confirmation on you at all times

The cards need to be protected and available. You can carry the paper card with you, plastic coated perhaps. But many people stash it away and show a digital copy.

4 years ago

A woman wearing a face mask crosses Broad Street
Health

Philly mandates masks or vaccine proof for businesses, requires shots for new city workers

Effective midnight, businesses must require masks or confirm COVID-19 vaccine status of employees and customers. Masking will be required at non-seated outdoor events.

4 years ago

Science
NJ Spotlight

Climate change: How could NJ be impacted — and how should it respond?

NJ climate expert says ‘the first priority is to prevent additional warming’.

4 years ago

The hospital's new policy drew vocal protesters. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Protesting ChristianaCare mandate: ‘We’re getting treated like dirt’

Delaware’s largest hospital system says about 70% of its 14,000 employees and contractors are inoculated — but that’s not enough.

4 years ago

Montgomery County ad campaign to boost vaccination rates.
Health

Montco goes after TikTok generation to boost vax rates

“Don’t procrastinate, vaccinate” urges new Montgomery County campaign aimed at getting young people vaccinated.

4 years ago

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf in Wilkes-Barre on May 19, 2021. (Gov. Tom Wolf/Flickr)
Health

Wolf tells 25k state health, prison workers: Vaccine or test

About 25,000 employees of Pennsylvania’s prisons and state health care and congregate care facilities have about a month to get vac ...

4 years ago

Kindergarteners wear face masks while sitting in a classroom
Health

Delaware governor orders all students and teachers to mask up

Gov. John Carney extended Delaware’s public health emergency, ordering students and teachers to mask up regardless of vaccine status.

4 years ago

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