Coronavirus Pandemic

The FDA will scrutinize company data on the safety and effectiveness of the drug, molnupiravir, before rendering a decision.

In early tests, the drug reduced the chance of people being hospitalized for or dying from COVID-19 by 50%. What about safety?

Demand has been high as individuals, employers, and organizations use the tests as a relatively cheap and simple tool to monitor for infections.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Zoo, and Franklin Institute, were among the most heavily subsidized local cultural institutions in the country.

The proportion of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations among vaccinated Pennsylvania residents has risen sharply over the past month.

‘We’re on our knees begging,’ says one school nurse

On Thursday, Pfizer and BioNTech formally applied for emergency use of a lower dose for 5- to 11-year-olds. Here’s what to expect:

Officials offered different reasons for the lack of participation, including fear of finding too many cases and simply being too overwhelmed by a chaotic start to the year.

Now the FDA will have to decide if there’s enough evidence that the shots are safe and will work for younger children like they do for teens and adults.

Not wanting to lose momentum, government leaders and employers are looking at strengthening and expanding vaccine requirements.

Health care workers, and university faculty, staff, and students, must have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Oct. 15. Here’s what else you need to know.

As the call for boosters intensifies, Camden County is not planning to use the college mega-site it used the first time around because students are in class.

The event is being held to get more Delawareans vaccinated. The rate is now 79% for all adults, but barely half of younger adults have gotten their first dose.

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Philly is distributing more funding than earlier in the pandemic, but many residents are still waiting.