Health & Science
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.
5 years ago
NPR
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.
5 years ago
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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NPR
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.
5 years ago
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.
5 years ago
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’.
5 years ago
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.
5 years ago
Montco goes after TikTok generation to boost vax rates
“Don’t procrastinate, vaccinate” urges new Montgomery County campaign aimed at getting young people vaccinated.
5 years ago
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 ...
5 years ago
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.
5 years ago
NPR
How to keep your child safe from the delta variant
Some public health experts are also parents of little kids, and have to strategize to keep those too young to be vaccinated safe from getting or spreading the delta variant.
5 years ago
Going back to the office can be a pain in the neck. Tweaking your workstation can help
Working from home meant adjusting for aches and stiffness. Now, the body has to reacclimate. Here are tips for a comfortable transition.
5 years ago
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Norristown now requiring universal masking in schools
The Montgomery County district is one of the latest to tweak its back-to-school plans, based on new recommendations from local and federal officials.
5 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Some parents vow to fight school mask mandate
A lawyer representing a group of N.J. parents suing over school masking policies is vowing to fight Gov. Phil Murphy’s latest executive order to require them this fall.
5 years ago
NJ Spotlight
Vaccines blunted COVID-19 inside N.J. nursing homes. Delta changed that
Cases have been rising steadily in long-term care facilities since the variant became prevalent despite widespread vaccine use.
5 years ago