Public Health

Getting to watch Sunday night’s Flyers game in person offered some fans a welcome distraction from the woes of one year of pandemic life.

Approximately 80% of the domestic market is currently allowed to operate with limited capacity. Many areas in North America are not yet fully open.

The Philadelphia Flyers will be the first to play in person for fans in a year. The 76ers will follow next weekend.

Online, on Twitter, in Facebook groups, these people have made it a goal to help others locate not just available doses, but actual vaccination times.

German's propensity for compounding words has been a big part of the proliferation.

The Senate approved President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan Saturday, securing additional aid for American families, workers and businesses.

As demand for food banks remains elevated one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, growing support has helped them keep pace, officials say.

It will be a while until most of us are vaccinated. If you think you’ve been exposed, or hoping you haven’t been, knowing which test to get is important.

"PE With Joe" has gotten more than 100 million views on YouTube in the past year. That's in part because parents liked the workout as much as their kids.

A study published Friday confirms that state-imposed mask mandates and on-premises dining restrictions help slow the spread of COVID-19.

The head of the World Health Organization called Friday for patent rights to be waived until the end of the coronavirus pandemic.

Philadelphia is prioritizing vaccinations for people over the age of 75 and those with high-risk medical conditions.

Gov. Tom Wolf said that it has been a tough and trying year, but there is hope and a light at the end of the tunnel with the growing availability of vaccines.

After a person exposed to COVID-19 while incarcerated entered a city courtroom, Philadelphia said it will begin testing prison inmates ahead of trials.

The Health Department says regular updates will go out to the quarter-million residents on the list.