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Camden City School District offers Pfizer shots to students
The district joins others in the region in getting vaccine doses to eligible students ahead of schools reopening for in-person learning.
4 years ago
Philly’s painful and profitable — for some — rental car crunch
After COVID-19 shut down travel for much of 2020, an ensuing rental car shortage is remaking Philly’s summer 2021 plans — and sparking some new businesses.
4 years ago
Listen 1:34New Jersey officials now ‘strongly recommend’ wearing masks indoors
Atlantic, Burlington, and Ocean counties have experienced substantial spread of COVID-19 in the last week, and would fall under the CDC’s new masking guidance.
4 years ago
Philadelphia: Still no vaccine requirements for city workers, same with SEPTA and school district
The Kenney administration continues to avoid a mandate.
4 years ago
Penn researching ways to avoid side effects of key treatment for serious COVID cases
A type of steroid is the only treatment proven to improve the outcome of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. But it can have major side effects, like elevated blood sugar.
4 years ago
Listen 1:33Tensions over COVID-19 school safety plans boil over in Bucks County
Central Bucks parents and pediatricians clashed Tuesday night over the school district’s plan not to require students, teachers, and staff to wear masks this fall.
4 years ago
Burlington County hosting pop-up COVID vaccine clinics for students
With little more than a month before school begins, Burlington County is partnering with school districts to get students fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
4 years ago
Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to offer free physical exams, COVID-19 shots, tests
Student athletes can receive free physical examinations, and other Philadelphia residents can get the COVID-19 shot or be tested for the virus.
4 years ago
Coronavirus FAQ: I’m vaccinated. I thought I could give up masks! But should I?
Yes, that was the plan. Then along came the Delta variant. And now people who are vaccinated are wondering: Are there circumstances in which a mask would be advisable?
4 years ago
CDC reverses course on indoor masks in some parts of U.S.
Citing new information about the ability of the delta variant to spread among vaccinated people, the CDC also recommended indoor masks for all teachers, staff, and students.
4 years ago
N.J. health care system mandates COVID-19 vaccine for all staff
RWJBarnabas Health said Monday that it is extending its COVID-19 vaccine mandate to all staff including all employees, new employees and medical staff.
4 years ago
Census workers combat COVID vaccine misinformation in low-vaccination Philly neighborhoods
Philly Counts has been working with 18 priority neighborhoods since January, when it pivoted from its 2020 census effort to help communities fight COVID-19.
4 years ago
As COVID-19 cases rise, Gov. Murphy urges residents to get vaccinated: ‘I beg you’
COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in New Jersey, and Gov. Phil Murphy is telling people to please get vaccinated if they haven’t already.
4 years ago
With COVID-19 surge, U.S. to keep travel restrictions for now
The rise and prevalence of COVID-19 variants, especially the delta mutation, has caused the Biden administration to tread slowly about increasing transatlantic travel.
4 years ago
Doctors worry that memory problems after COVID-19 may set the stage for Alzheimer’s
Some patients who've had COVID develop symptoms resembling early Alzheimer's. Researchers are trying to determine whether they're are more likely to develop the disease itself
4 years ago