Billy Penn
Philly lawmakers: PA should tap COVID relief funds to help flooded businesses
The GOP-controlled legislature declined to comment on the request from Democrats.
4 years ago
Billy Penn
Tens of thousands still plan to descend on the Parkway for the festival, where they’ll have to show vax proof or a negative test to get in.
4 years ago
Billy Penn
Made in America has a mask mandate, but ticket holders wonder if it’s really enforceable
Tens of thousands are descending on the Parkway for the festival, where you have to show vax proof or a negative test to get in.
4 years ago
Wolf’s mask mandate supported, criticized as COVID continues to divide school communities
As cases of COVID-19 have risen through the summer, parents and school boards have remained divided over mitigation strategies, culminating in heated meetings and threats.
4 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: More funding available for COVID testing in schools
Money from the CDC through New Jersey’s education and health departments has been set aside for COVID-19 testing at schools.
4 years ago
Pandemic prompts fresh look at Latino health care needs
Just 5% of Delaware deaths from COVID-19 occurred within the Latino community, but the pandemic has highlighted factors that limit access to health care.
4 years ago
Philly schools are back, but strife looms over COVID, labor, and building problems
Nervous excitement greeted the opening of schools Tuesday morning. But labor contract troubles and concerns about COVID linger.
4 years ago
Reversing course, Wolf imposes mask mandate for Pa. schools, childcare facilities
Students and staff will be required to wear masks regardless of vaccination starting on September 7. The order applies to public and private schools.
4 years ago
Billy Penn
North Philly high school mandates COVID vaccine for all students
“It’s like any other vaccine that kids have to get to go to school,” said one relieved parent.
4 years ago
Federal aid ending for hundreds of thousands in Pennsylvania
The state’s regular 26-week unemployment compensation benefits will continue, without the extra $300 federal benefit on top.
4 years ago
Central Bucks at center of school mask debate, amid lawsuit and another board vote Tuesday
A board vote Tuesday comes amid a lawsuit filed by a group of parents upset with the district’s intent to start the school year without mandatory masking.
4 years ago
Trepidation, excitement, and masks for everyone as Delaware schools reopen for in-person learning
After 18 months of shutdowns and mostly virtual or hybrid learning, students will be piling into schools across the state this week.
4 years ago
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N.J. coronavirus update: Mask mandates ‘not a polite suggestion,’ Murphy tells schools
New Jersey officials are trying to give any skeptical school administrators few excuses for avoiding the state’s mask and vaccine mandates.
4 years ago
Families spending big bucks on big gowns as quinceañera parties return
People in the quinceañera industry in the Philadelphia region report a surge in families wanting to book everything from DJs to videographers — and fast.
4 years ago
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Health Desk Help Desk
What will a COVID vaccine booster do? How do we know the timing is right?
As the federal government plans COVID-19 booster shots to strengthen waning immunity, WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk shares what you need to know.
4 years ago
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