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Single-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Vaccination plan filed with CDC

Gov. Phil Murphy announced that the state submitted the first draft of its COVID-19 vaccination plan on Oct. 16.

5 years ago

Researchers collect samples in Fort Collins
NPR
Health

Colleges turn to wastewater testing in an effort to flush out the coronavirus

People who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, shed virus particles through their poop when they go to the bathroom.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: State sees highest new daily case count since pandemic began

With case counts exceeding 1,000 every day for the last 21 days, state health officials say the current fall surge is starting to outpace the initial wave of infections.

5 years ago

Asian giant hornet
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1st ‘murder hornet’ nest in US is found in Washington state

State entomologists found the nest in a tree near the Canadian border. They were led there by an Asian giant hornet to which they had attached a radio tracker.

5 years ago

Midshipmen wearing face masks stand and salute.
NPR
Health

Universal mask wearing could save some 130,000 lives in the US, study suggests

The study suggests that if 95% of Americans wore masks in public it could drastically reduce the amount of COVID-19 deaths by February.

5 years ago

Cartoon graphic of old car driving with masked people inside, turkey, mashed potatoes, pie strapped to top of car.
NPR
Health

Thanksgiving in the time of COVID-19: To grandmother’s house or no?

COVID-19 cases are surging across the country and with Thanksgiving right around the corner, is it safe to travel to spend the holiday with friends and family?

5 years ago

In this Oct. 21, 2020, file photo, taken from video provided by the New Jersey Governor's Office, New Jerrsey Gov. Phil Murphy tells attendees at an event in Blackwood, N.J., that he must leave the event to quarantine after just finding out that he'd been in contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19.  (New Jersey Office of the Governor via AP)
Health

Murphy again renews New Jersey’s public health emergency

Gov. Phil Murphy has once again signed an executive order to extend New Jersey’s public health emergency, citing a steep increase in coronavirus cases in recent days.

5 years ago

A University of Washington research coordinator holds up a swab after testing a someone for coronavirus on Oct. 23 in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)
NPR
Health

U.S. records highest number of coronavirus cases in 1 day since pandemic began

Cases of the virus have been rising in the U.S. since mid-September.

5 years ago

COVID Survivors for Change set up 866 chairs on Independence Mall in Philadelphia to represent the lives of over 8,660 Pennsylvanians lost to COVID-19. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

866 chairs at Independence Hall symbolize Pa.’s 8,660 COVID victims

The memorial opened as Pennsylvania experiences another surge of the deadly coronavirus.

5 years ago

Medical workers at a COVID-19 testing site in McKeesport, Pa. (Katie Blackley/WESA)
Health

Pennsylvania reports largest one-day total of coronavirus cases

“Daily increases are now comparable with what we saw in April 2020,” said a press release from the state’s Department of Health.

5 years ago

Berks County Residential Center. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Health

Employee at Berks County immigration detention center tests positive for COVID-19

The employee was a member of the medical staff and that the center was responding by cleaning the building and contact tracing.

5 years ago

A camera next to an old photo album on the table.
The Pulse
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Working Memory

Think about the millions of details stored in your memory: what you had for breakfast; how to get to work; the smell of lavender; your fi ...

Air Date: October 23, 2020

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In this March 2020 photo provided by Gilead Sciences, rubber stoppers are placed onto filled vials of the investigational drug remdesivir at a Gilead manufacturing site in the United States. (Gilead Sciences via AP)
Health

FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir

It had been authorized for use on an emergency basis since spring, and now becomes the first drug to win full Food and Drug Administration approval for treating COVID-19.

5 years ago

People walk along the Schuylkill Banks Boardwalk
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Billy Penn

COVID wrecking your mental health? New initiative will award $100k to pilot solutions for Philly millennials

Applications to the Well City Challenge will be accepted Oct. 26 through Nov. 20.

5 years ago

In Nashville, Tenn., a sign reminds visitors to wear masks at Belmont University, which is preparing to host Thursday's presidential debate.
NPR
Health

CDC reduces consecutive minutes of COVID-19 exposure needed to be a ‘close contact’

In a study published Wednesday, the CDC and Vermont health officials found that multiple short exposures to people confirmed to have COVID-19 led to transmission of the virus.

5 years ago

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