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Public Health
Large antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine efforts
Antibodies that people make to fight the new coronavirus last for at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly, as some earlier reports suggested.
4 years ago
New Jersey is sweating again as gyms reopen after five-month shutdown
With motivation, masks, and energetic music — gyms, and fitness centers in the Garden State reopened for the first time in five months since the pandemic started.
4 years ago
Fecal bacteria closes N.J. beach for days; no swimming at two others
An unacceptable level of fecal bacteria continues to keep a New Jersey beach closed while swimming is restricted at two others.
4 years ago
A Zoom Thanksgiving? Summer could give way to a bleaker fall
Public health scientists say it’s easier to forecast the weather on Thanksgiving Day than to predict how the American coronavirus crisis will play out this autumn.
4 years ago
Del. coronavirus recovery: Sports tournaments restricted based on risk of COVID spread
School sports are already postponed for the fall, but Delaware is now classifying sports as high, medium and low risk, with specific rules for each classification.
4 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf urges state lawmakers to suspend evictions
Wolf said state law prevents him from continuing a now-expired suspension of evictions and foreclosures without legislative support.
4 years ago
EPA: Isaias flooding did not spread toxins from Eastwick landfill
Preliminary results of water samples collected by the EPA from flood waters during and after the storm found “little to no contaminants.”
4 years ago
‘It’s a Petri dish’: AARP urges better handling of COVID-19 at Delaware nursing homes
Delaware’s nursing home death rate related to the coronavirus is well above the national average. AARP is urging state leaders to take action.
4 years ago
A Philly school flunked students during the pandemic, then charged for summer school
New Foundations Charter School said it was just following standard policy. Some families say the school should have been more flexible.
4 years ago
Temple profs, students question pandemic plan after university suspends in-person classes
Temple professors, students and area residents are questioning why the university thought in-person learning would be safe after a spike in COVID-19 cases.
4 years ago
6 million coronavirus Infections now confirmed in US, a country in limbo
Although daily COVID-19 deaths have fallen somewhat in recent days, the number of infections has continued to rise in many places, with no end in sight.
4 years ago
Wolf won’t extend state’s eviction moratorium, office says
Gov. Tom Wolf will not extend his executive order halting evictions and foreclosures in Pennsylvania because of legal limits that prevent him from taking further action.
4 years ago
Preventing college parties? Shame and blame don’t work, but beer pong outside might
With desperate pleas and social contracts failing to curb college parties, schools have turned to punitive consequences. But are the students the ones to blame?
4 years ago
‘A whole-body rehab process’: COVID battle doesn’t end at the hospital door
Recovery can last months with many needing rehab and facing long-term damage.
4 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: Restaurants may resume indoor dining Friday, with restrictions
Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday announced that restaurants will be able to open for indoor dining beginning Sept. 4 at 25% capacity, with social distancing between tables.
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