Public Health

As the call for boosters intensifies, Camden County is not planning to use the college mega-site it used the first time around because students are in class.

The event is being held to get more Delawareans vaccinated. The rate is now 79% for all adults, but barely half of younger adults have gotten their first dose.

Philly is distributing more funding than earlier in the pandemic, but many residents are still waiting.

Frustrated residents and some providers describe high demand, but the city has no plans to add capacity.

J&J said it filed a request with the FDA to authorize boosters for people 18 and older who previously received the company's one-shot vaccine.

South Jersey has seen an increase in COVID infections; double what the positivity rate was one year ago.

Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian Scientists, and the Catholic Church have all issued statements saying that their religion does not prohibit receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

A clear majority of Americans opposes key provisions of the controversial new Texas abortion law, including most Republicans, the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

Getting vaccinated, keeping a mask handy and social distancing remain at the top of the CDC's guidance for people wanting to avoid the coronavirus.

Health experts advise patience, and caution against stressing boosters in lieu of vaccinating the unvaccinated.

With extreme heat waves on the rise in a changing climate, doctors are finding that pregnant women are particularly vulnerable.

OSHA, the small, chronically understaffed federal agency in charge of workplace safety, now faces a big challenge: enforcing a federal vaccine rule covering 80 million workers

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers looked at data for rescue breathing vs. chest compression CPR for kids in cases of sudden cardiac arrest.

The rally, one of hundreds Saturday, comes ahead of the new Supreme Court session and amid moves by states to limit abortion access.

A key White House adviser talked about the matter with the CEOs of American, Delta, and Southwest, according to people familiar with the situation.