Delaware social service providers prepare for reduction in pandemic-era extra help
Many of the benefits and services made available as a result of the pandemic will be phased out once the Public Health Emergency is lifted.
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Coronavirus FAQ: How do I avoid catching COVID while flying in 2023?
It's been nearly three years since the pandemic was declared, but if you head to some airports right now you might think you've returned to the early days of the outbreak.
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Changes that eased access to health care during the pandemic will soon be reversed
Several programs that lowered barriers to health care and services during the pandemic are about to end, leaving patients and experts worried about the fallout.
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Listen 3:23RSV recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant shoots ‘up like a rocket’
As the new year begins and the depths of winter approach, U.S. infectious disease experts monitoring the "tripledemic" stew of viruses that have been plaguing the country.
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a rare, but serious condition that appears two to six weeks after a child’s COVID-19 infection.
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2 Philly elementary schools tagged with anti-mask graffiti as students return to school
The messages, one of which instructed children not to wear masks, were painted on the sidewalks outside Meredith and Nebinger Elementary Schools in South Philly.
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Philly, Camden schools to temporarily return to mandatory masking
The mask mandates follow rising COVID, flu, and RSV cases across the Delaware Valley.
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Philly Fighting Covid founder files lawsuit against Drexel University
The lawsuit calls Drexel's investigation into Doroshin's conduct and resulting disciplinary process "deeply flawed."
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U.S. will require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China
The increase in COVID cases across China follows the rollback of the nation's strict anti-virus controls.
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It’s not too late to get a COVID booster — especially for older adults
"It's just really critical that [people] — especially those at high risk — understand the value of getting vaccinated and making sure they stay up to date on their boosters."
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Camden schools to return to masking for 2 weeks after winter break
The district's decision comes amid rising COVID, flu, and RSV cases.
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You can order free COVID tests again by mail
People are gathering indoors for the holidays, and there's been an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The federal government says you should test often to try to prevent virus spread.
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Philly schools will require masking for 2 weeks following winter break
The school district’s decision comes amid concerns of the "tripledemic" of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza (flu), and COVID-19.
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Tips to keep you and your family safe from the tripledemic during the holidays
NPR asked a handful of public health experts how to approach a holiday season with not one but three respiratory pathogens helping fill hospitals: COVID, the flu and RSV.
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Authorities are urging indoor masking in major cities as the ‘tripledemic’ rages
The CDC is advising people to practice indoor masking in nearly a tenth of U.S. counties, as three highly contagious respiratory viruses sweep the country.
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