Public Health

In N.J., a vaccination card can now get you a free glass of wine, a free season pass to a state park, and a chance to win dinner with the governor and his wife.

COVID-19 cases are on the decline, so select facilities will allow incarcerated people to have visitors for the first time since March 2020.

Masks will still be required indoors in Philadelphia, but that policy could soon change as well.

The gift will fund expansion of the delivery unit, creation of a birth defects biorepository, and a position in pediatric surgical science.

Temple’s College of Public Health and Prevention Point Philadelphia will host low-barrier, community vaccine clinics twice a week at Step Up to the Plate’s “Love Lot.”

The governor is lifting his masking mandate outdoors and indoors except for crowded settings, though he says federal guidance is confusing.

The CDC's new guidance that it's safe for fully vaccinated people to go without masks, even indoors, has led to a confusing situation for businesses.

Working long hours poses an occupational health risk that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, the World Health Organization says.

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order allowing school districts to provide remote instruction will expire at the end of the current academic year.

While capacity limits will be lifted, SEPTA will keep requiring riders to wear masks, in accordance with CDC guidance.

On this week's Regional Roundup: Delaware gun legislation, how Philadelphians are helping the COVID crisis in India, and the lost album of jazz legend Hasaan Ibn Ali.

While pharmaceutical companies making COVID-19 vaccines say it’s likely you’ll need a booster, scientists say it’s too soon to tell. Here’s what we do know so far.

Fauci said many people in minority groups face obstacles starting at birth, including lack of an adequate diet and lack of access to health care.

I'm fully vaccinated, but my kids aren't. Can I safely take off my mask? Do my unvaccinated kids have to keep masking in public?

The CDC shifted its stance this week on the need to wear masks if you're vaccinated. What's that mean for kids? For travel? For work? Experts weigh in.