Health & Science

With a five percent positivity rate within reach, the county is making a slight change to its masking policy for outdoor sports and exercises.

The recommendation follows the FDA's extension of its emergency use authorization to children 12 to 15 of age earlier this week.

Once the CDC director approves it as expected, New Jersey children ages 12 to 15 will be eligible for the Pfizer vaccine, health officials said Wednesday.

N.J.’s top health official faced tough questions from state lawmakers Tuesday in a virtual hearing over the administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New cases, positivity rates and hospitalizations continue to drop as Carney prepares to lift indoor capacity restrictions for dining, shopping and working.

It’s not time to panic-buy gasoline as the East Coast is supplied by imports and other pipelines.

The Food and Drug Administration says children 12 to 15 years old are now eligible to receive a key COVID-19 vaccine.

With impending federal approval to use the Pfizer vaccine on adolescents, New Jersey officials are devising plans to inoculate this younger population.

More than a year after it was closed to car traffic, Philadelphia officials have announced that Martin Luther King Drive will reopen the first week of August.

After waiting their turn, some of Chesco’s mostly Latino mushroom farm workers waited a bit longer to get their shots right on the job.

In 2020, levels dropped significantly due to the refinery’s shutdown, a recent report showed, but they remain high. The complex is being dismantled.

How do the vaccines boost immunity? Do people who’ve had the virus even need a dose? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked about the research.

It's part of the administration's push to get 70% of adults in the U.S. vaccinated with at least one dose by July 4.

As bad as the reported numbers are, the actual toll is likely much worse. India's relentless virus surge is leading to shortages of hospital beds, medical oxygen and drugs.

From South Carolina to Washington, states are requesting the Biden administration send them only a fraction of what's been allocated to them.