
Jad Sleiman mainly covered conflict and the Middle East for newspapers and wire services before switching to public radio. He’s interested in stories about smaller, surprising communities. He plays the piano and several table top games.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Penn mandates vaccine for all staff, faculty, and doctoral trainees
The University of Pennsylvania announced Tuesday that all faculty, staff, and doctoral trainees must be fully vaccinated by Aug. 1.
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Listen 11:16What happens when an outsider develops a stop strange smoking method that works, but can’t be explained by science.
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Listen 19:56Pa. coronavirus update: State to lift all restrictions except masking on Memorial Day
All of Pa., except for Philly, will lift all COVID-19 restrictions at the end of the month. Mask-wearing will still be required. Here’s what you need to know.
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Officials said a July 'second wave' had hit Philly with scant evidence, later admitting they'd called “a slight rise in cases" a wave to help avoid "uncontrollable spread."
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Listen 26:16Pa. coronavirus update: Philly surpasses 1M doses
After a slow start in December, the city has administered more than one million vaccines.
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Philly region vaccine providers shift course as U.S. recommends ‘pause’ for J&J
The CDC said it was investigating unusual clots in six women that occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson shot.
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