Health & Science

The crisis is all but certain to get worse from the fallout of Americans traveling in droves around Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s.

If approved, a vaccine could be available in weeks, Philadelphia public health officials said. Still, masking and distancing are critical to stopping the spread.

Across Pa., about 40,000 residents of more than 1,300 nursing and personal care homes have contracted the virus to date. About 7,000 have died, more than 60% of Pa.'s total.

The Food and Drug Administration posted its analysis online even as across the Atlantic, Britain on Tuesday began vaccinating its oldest citizens with the Pfizer shots.

A 90-year-old woman from Coventry received the first vaccine shot as part of the United Kingdom's nationwide immunization campaign launched Tuesday.

The decision could delay the delivery of a second batch of doses until manufacturer Pfizer fulfills other international contracts.

Fauci made the comment while appearing via video link on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's coronavirus briefing.

“Pennsylvania’s situation has become even more dire” than when new mitigation efforts were issued, said Governor Tom Wolf.

WHYY spoke to residents of Camden County jail to learn about the conditions of the prison and how officials are preventing infections.

As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger.

Health officials continue to struggle to convince residents to cooperate with contact tracers, who attempt to track how the virus is spreading among people.

The pandemic put a spotlight on health care workers and inspired many to pursue a career in medicine.

With many schools and even doctor’s appointments virtual again, teachers and others must try new strategies to assess how safe a home situation might be.

More than half of workers surveyed said they were reluctant to enforce COVID-19 safety measures with customers from whom they would receive tips, according to a new study.

“The vaccine’s critical,” Dr. Deborah Birx said. “But it’s not going to save us from this current surge. Only we can save us from this current surge.”