
Delaware County adds drive-thru coronavirus testing sites
New locations at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital and the Delaware County 911 Training Center will offer free PCR testing.
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CDC opens free site in Southwest Philadelphia to ease the run on COVID tests
The site has the capacity to test up to 500 people a day. It will operate seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
3 years ago
What is ‘flurona’? Why are people talking about it now?
Co-infections sometimes happen. This time, they’ve sparked a clever nickname.
3 years ago
‘It’s a math problem’: Philly educators scramble amid omicron wave
For the first time this school year, Philadelphia faces the prospect of a widespread shift back to virtual learning. How many schools and for how long? No one quite knows.
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Listen 4:37U.S. urges COVID boosters starting at age 12 to fight omicron
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has agreed, recommending that younger teens — and those 16 and 17 — should get a Pfizer booster five months after their last sho
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Camden County opens new drive-in COVID test site amid demand
Amid a surge in cases and hospitalizations, Camden County opens a new site to help address demand for COVID testing.
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At a Wednesday briefing, Montgomery County Commissioners Chair Valerie Arkoosh said she’s ‘cautiously optimistic’ of a peak in two weeks.
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COVID cases ‘skyrocketing’ in Philadelphia, says health commissioner
COVID-19 cases are rapidly rising and Philadelphia’s health commissioner is warning people to be boosted and either double mask or wear an n-95.
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Central Bucks School District, in deep need of substitutes, urges community members to apply
Staff shortages forced the 17,000-student district to close Monday. It’s asking people with bachelor’s degrees to apply for teaching and support jobs.
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CDC posts rationale for shorter isolation, quarantine
U.S. health officials also clarified that the guidance applies to school kids as well as adults.
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List of virtual schools in Philly grows as parents wrestle with omicron surge
About a third of Philadelphia’s public schools started the new year virtually, a last-minute shift that caught some parents by surprise.
3 years ago
In just the last seven days, 1 in 50 Delawareans tested positive for COVID-19
Gov. John Carney isn’t putting in any new restrictions, but is urging people to avoid indoor social gatherings during the historic surge.
3 years ago
Booster shots required for Rutgers students and staff
Students and staff at Rutgers University must get their booster shot as soon as possible and show proof by the end of January.
3 years ago
Philly Health Department warns of possible COVID-19 testing scam
The city is investigating reports of COVID-19 testing sites that claimed to be affiliated with FEMA. The federal agency does not have any Philly testing clinics at this time.
3 years ago
Omicron upends return to U.S. schools and workplaces
Across the U.S., new COVID-19 cases have tripled in the past two weeks to over 400,000 a day, the highest level on record, amid a rush by many Americans to get tested.
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