Coronavirus Pandemic

Democrats have made 11th-hour changes in the measure aimed at ensuring they can pull President Joe Biden’s top legislative priority through the precariously divided chamber.

The announcement comes as new unemployment claims in N.J. are at their lowest levels since the pandemic began.

The pharmacy chain turned away eligible city residents under 75 despite qualifying health conditions, but accepted those with suburban addresses.

Pa. plans to operate nearly 30 COVID-19 vaccination clinics to inoculate school teachers and support staff, including bus drivers and cafeteria workers.

In roughly a week, all educators who signed up for a vaccine will have received at least one dose.

The complexes arrange the shots directly through pharmacies. Residents currently ineligible might receive vaccines along with their neighbors.

Thousands of university students live in Philadelphia — off campus. Their pandemic parties and study sessions are not pleasing the neighbors.

With cases teetering at about 60,000 to 70,000 per day, hyper-transmissible variants and state rollbacks of restrictions, the CDC chief urges Americans to be vigilant.

In an interview with WHYY, Kamala Harris talked about Philly’s FEMA site and balancing the need to get shots into arms with the need to do it fairly.

COVID-19 continues to spread inside Pennsylvania prisons, prompting renewed calls to release all older and medically vulnerable prisoners.

“While we aren’t necessarily able to physically touch each other yet, the presence of another has truly just been phenomenal.”

Gov. Phil Murphy also announced he will extend a moratorium on internet and utility shut-offs through at least the end of June.

Pennsylvania will dedicate the newly approved single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine to teachers and staff.

Risk ripples outwards. A family member cohabitating with an essential worker has a 17% greater chance of testing positive. Other roommates face a 38% increase.

Research by the city, Penn, and VA Medical Center found fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses rose dramatically among Black Philadelphians in spring 2020.