Coronavirus Pandemic

Thursday will be our second pandemic Thanksgiving. The vaccines have helped, but there are still steps we can take to keep everyone safe.

The holiday season could strain COVID-19 home test supplies as more Americans try to screen themselves before Thanksgiving and other family gatherings.

The government is trying to get ahead of rising coronavirus cases that experts fear could snowball into a winter surge with upcoming holiday travel.

The $42 million program, established using CARES Act funding, helped small businesses and nonprofits during the pandemic.

Though the benefits of a third shot are clear, health experts warn the risks for young healthy adults — especially men — should be considered.

Philadelphia health officials urge residents to use caution, and get their COVID-19 boosters, over the winter and the upcoming holidays.

The initiative comes as the Biden White House has faced growing pressure at home and abroad over inequity in the global vaccine supply.

The program is a collaboration between Philly Counts, Independence Public Media Foundation, and FunTimes Magazine.

The panel advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in setting vaccination recommendations for U.S. doctors and the general public.

A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday said an order that requires masks inside K-12 schools and child care facilities to contain the coronavirus must expire Dec. 4.

So far, school reopenings in Pennsylvania haven’t triggered a wave of COVID cases or hospitalizations.

The company's filing comes as new infections are rising once again, driven mainly by hot spots in states where colder weather is driving more Americans indoors.

Pfizer said it would grant a license for the pill to the Geneva-based Medicines Patent Pool, which would let generic drug companies produce the pill for use in 95 countries.

Echoing Dr. Anthony Fauci, Persichilli said boosters are “not a bonus,” but an essential part in fighting the pandemic.

Seemingly anomalous COVID hot spots crop up, often where vaccination rates are high overall. Is there something localities can do to avoid it?