Health & Science

Experts warn that a “substantial increase” in hospitalizations and deaths is possible if unvaccinated people do not follow basic precautions such as wearing a mask.

These appointments can only be used for the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, or the single-shot dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

This hour, worry that we won't reach herd immunity as vaccine demand slows, the confusion about new CDC guidelines for the vaccinated, and using a nudge for vaccine hesitant.

The city is rolling out a new campaign called “Boost Your Mood” to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month.

A multi-weekend volleyball tournament is being heralded as a test case for a return of conventions to Philadelphia.

Already more than 56% of adult Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and nearly 105 million are fully vaccinated.

Coronavirus rates have been on a steady decline, but are still well above the year’s lows recorded in mid-March.

When it comes to persuading people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, health care professionals are influential. In some rural communities, hospital staff themselves are hanging back.

State Sen. Vincent Hughes and wife Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes are hosting five vaccination clinics throughout West Philadelphia as part of their #StopTheVirus campaign.

A year ago, COVID-19 cases in children made up less than 3% of the U.S. total. On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics said children represented 22.4% of new cases.

Dr. Ina Park discusses her book "Strange Bedfellows" on the history and science of sexually transmitted infections and why they are on the rise.

As New Jersey officials push to get more residents vaccinated, advocates are calling for them to make it easier for some of the most vulnerable people to get inoculated.

Though behavioral health cases remain a small number of the overall emergency visits, the increase is causing concern.

N.J. will lift restrictions on outdoor gatherings and allow businesses to operate at full capacity with physical distancing. Here’s what you need to know.

The director of CHOP’s Vaccine Education Center rebuts the memes and other misinformation (zombies!) circulating out there on social media.