Pelosi positive for COVID-19, was at White House with Biden
Pelosi will “quarantine consistent with CDC guidance, and encourages everyone to get vaccinated, boosted and test regularly."
3 years ago
Pennsylvanians on Medicaid risk losing health coverage when COVID emergency ends
Many will lose Medicaid coverage nationwide, but Pennsylvania’s plan is out of step with other states, which advocates say will lead to greater losses.
3 years ago
Listen 1:53U.S. experts discuss COVID boosters for the fall and beyond
Key questions include how often the vaccines should be updated against new viral strains and who should get them.
3 years ago
GOP blocks Senate COVID bill, demands votes on immigration
Republicans said they'd withhold support for the measure unless Dems agreed to vote on an amendment preventing Biden from lifting Trump-era curbs on migrants entering the U.S.
3 years ago
Philly COVID cases creep closer to levels that would trigger a return to mask requirements
As Philadelphia COVID cases are gradually climbing, city health officials warn residents to start taking precautions to prevent the virus from spreading again.
3 years ago
Number of COVID patients in U.S. hospitals reaches record low
The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90% in more than two months.
3 years ago
Murphy addresses his health after contracting COVID, says he ‘feels fine’
The governor’s office announced Murphy’s positive test Thursday afternoon and said he was asymptomatic.
3 years ago
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy tests positive for COVID-19
Murphy is currently asymptomatic and feeling well, and will cancel in-person events and isolate for the next five days.
3 years ago
End of COVID may bring major turbulence for U.S. health care
The array of issues is tied to the coronavirus public health emergency first declared more than two years ago and periodically renewed since then.
3 years ago
COVID.gov: New website offers a single stop for COVID info, tests, and treatment
The new government website includes a locator tool for more than 2,000 sites to access "test to treat" services for COVID. It's meant to be a one-stop shop for pandemic needs.
3 years ago
Do I really need another booster? The answer depends on age, risk, and timing
Health officials argue the protection of the COVID vaccine booster wanes over time and say some people need a second booster.
3 years ago
Chester County judge tosses 5 members of West Chester school board over masks
The board members voted in August to mandate masks after Pa.’s state of emergency ended. A parent filed for their removal. The district didn’t respond.
3 years ago
How pharmacies and labs are scrambling to manage loss of federal COVID funds
Testing sites have had to turn people away now that they can’t bill the federal government. Vaccinators are bracing for a similar fate.
3 years ago
Listen 3:12CDC Director Walensky says Northeast seeing higher concentration of omicron sub-variant
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was in Princeton, New Jersey on Thursday.
3 years ago
N.J. Assembly passes bill to create a memorial for frontline workers who died from coronavirus
The measure passed in both houses of the state Legislature. Now it heads to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk.
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