Coronavirus Pandemic

Science writer Robin Marantz Henig has written about dangerous pathogens for 30 years. But none of that could shed light on her own confusing encounter with coronavirus.

Much-needed doses are set to arrive Monday after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency rollout of the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the NIH.

Philadelphia has expanded eligibility for PHLConnectED, its program to provide free internet access to families with school-age children.

The Trump administration on Friday made public a trove of federal data on the pandemic that reveals a country awash in red alerts.

At a weekly COVID-19 press briefing, Gov. Phil Murphy announced six forthcoming vaccine “mega-sites.”

Residents with questions or concerns about the virus can now get answers directly from the Division of Public Health.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will receive their doses the week after next.

The program is paid for by CARES Act funding.

Officials in Bucks County say they’re struggling to enforce new state COVID-19 guidelines as some businesses continue to flout the new restrictions.

Government funding lapses at midnight Friday and a partial, low-impact shutdown would ensue if Congress fails to pass a stopgap spending bill before then.

In the U.S., AAA predicts that about 85 million people will travel between Dec. 23 and Jan. 3, most of them by car.

In remarks after his shot, Pence called the speed with which the vaccine was developed "a medical miracle.”

State corrections officials say they are following the law in protecting medical information, but family and advocates contend they could do more when prisoners get sick.

As the pandemic surges and the hyper-polarization of the election has yet to wane, preparing for the holidays this year is causing many families to navigate deep divides.

Countless children in small towns across are being robbed of their right to learn and develop, writes Edward Albert of the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools.