
New Jersey long-term care facilities receive first COVID-19 vaccinations
More than 7,000 New Jersey long-term care facility residents and staff have died due to COVID-19, prompting a federal investigation.
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Reeling from Trump-era chaos, watchdogs seek greater protections
"Our job, we know, has never been more important, more significant, or more challenging than it is right now," says Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz.
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Sore arms, role models, and relief: Philly region health care workers on the COVID-19 vaccine
What’s it like to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Some of the first people to receive it described how it felt to WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk.
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Listen 5:43Conceived as a short-term program, the 30 Day Fund has proven invaluable to those with limited access to other programs.
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Trump signs COVID-19 relief package after threatening to derail it
Trump's seal of approval puts an end to uncertainty over when millions of Americans will receive the economic relief provided in the massive congressional package.
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Do-it-yourself contact tracing is a ‘last resort’ in communities besieged by COVID-19
In recent weeks, it's not just the number of positive cases that has increased, overwhelming case investigators, but also the number of contacts that each of those people has.
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Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages
Failing to sign the bill will mean pain for those struggling to make ends meet and a potential federal government shutdown in the middle of a pandemic.
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‘Clean pajamas are not enough’: Critiques of New Jersey jails mount amid pandemic
Incarcerated individuals and their loved ones continue to report woefully inadequate conditions in New Jersey jails.
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Philly’s Arts and Culture Task Force wants to ensure an equitable economic recovery
The Zoom call this Sunday may be the Philly arts task force’s only event where the general public can weigh in.
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More than half a million Pennsylvanians set to lose unemployment benefits
With the long-awaited relief bill sitting on President Trump’s desk, 500,000 Pennsylvanians are set to lose unemployment assistance amid a surging pandemic.
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Heading back to a shelter, Philly mom wishes COVID hotel money could pay for housing instead
The funding designated for contingency sites is not flexible, city officials said.
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For scientists who study virus transmission, 2020 was a watershed year
The emergence of COVID-19 started scientists on a year-long, crash course to learn how this virus travels through the air and how to stop it. They learned a lot, and quickly.
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Advocates say incarcerated, homeless should rank high on COVID-19 vaccine priority list
While Pennsylvania facilities saw clusters of positive cases in the spring, the fall surge dramatically affected correctional facilities across the state.
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US plants hope to maintain production despite virus threat
Manufacturers are concerned they may not be able to keep pace until most of the country is vaccinated because the coronavirus continues to surge.
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U.S. now requires all U.K. travelers to have a negative coronavirus test
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new testing mandate for U.K. travelers coming into the U.S. after an outbreak of a new coronavirus variant in England.
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