Health & Science
Biden asks Dr. Fauci to join his team; will urge 100 days of mask wearing
The Democratic president elect also told CNN on Thursday he would ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days of his administration.
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Vaccine cards and second-dose reminders are part of Warp Speed’s immunization plan
The U.S. government says it will issue a vaccine card and use other tools to help millions of Americans follow through with their immunizations against COVID-19.
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Delaware issues stay-at-home advisory, mask mandate
Gov. John Carney issues stay-at-home advisory to protect residents from the skyrocketing number of coronavirus cases.
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Pennsylvania Capitol closing to public amid virus surge
The governor’s office and General Assembly will continue to operate, with access limited to employees and others with credentials, the agency said.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Officials brace for possible shortage of hospital beds, medical staff
Philadelphia health officials say COVID-19 hospitalizations have jumped 48% in less than two weeks.
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‘We don’t have to live this way’: Doctors call for climate action
Heatwaves, air pollution and extreme weather are making people sick and, increasingly, killing people. A key report by global physicians says fossil fuels are to blame.
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U.S. virus deaths top 3,100 in a single day for the first time
Across the U.S., the surge has swamped hospitals and left nurses and other health care workers shorthanded and burned out.
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Masking and vaxxing for the public good
There's been resistance to wearing masks and many people report they're reluctant to getting a COVID vaccine. This hour, how to get people to think and act more pro-socially.
Air Date: December 3, 2020
Listen 49:01Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help
With COVID-19 surging from coast to coast, the number of hospitalized patients has more than doubled over the past month, pushing health care workers to the breaking point.
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N.J. coronavirus update: State revises travel advisory
New Jersey officials are urging all visitors entering the state as well as returning residents to self-quarantine for 14 days.
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CDC shortens its COVID-19 quarantine recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention trimmed its recommended quarantine for possible exposure — from 14 days to seven or 10, depending on test results and symptoms.
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‘These are deaths that could have been prevented,’ says researcher studying evictions
A federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire on Dec. 31. Kathryn Leifheit of UCLA says new data suggest evictions are linked to increases in COVID cases and deaths.
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Social distancing plummeted in lead up to fall surge, survey finds
Social distancing fell dramatically between spring and fall and the gap between Democrats and Republicans widened. But both ends of the political spectrum agree on some measur
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UN calls on humanity to end ‘war on nature,’ go carbon-free
The head of the United Nations is calling on countries to end what he calls a war on nature and instead embrace a future without carbon pollution triggering global warming.
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Stay home for the holidays or get tested twice, CDC urges
U.S. health officials say staying home for the upcoming winter holidays is the best way to stay safe and protect others.
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