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4 years ago
Delaware K-12 students can get weekly rapid antigen COVID-19 tests this fall
Schools that opt into the $15 million initiative won’t have to burden their nursing staff with testing or hire their own outside contractor.
4 years ago
How are doctors treating COVID-19 patients now?
The way doctors treat COVID-19 patients has evolved as scientists come to better understand the virus and more studies are published. Here’s what you need to know.
4 years ago
Listen 3:23Permanent residents who left the U.S. during the pandemic worry they can’t come home
Many green card holders are still stuck outside of the country, worried about returning to their lives in the U.S. because of broad disruptions to the immigration system.
4 years ago
Fauci says U.S. headed in ‘wrong direction’ on coronavirus
He said recommending that the vaccinated wear masks is "under active consideration’’ by the government’s leading public health officials
4 years ago
Teens asked, we answered: The truth about COVID-19 vaccines
A lot of teens are still deciding about the vaccine. People ages 12 and up have been able to get one since mid-May, but two out of three teens have not gotten their shots.
4 years ago
CCP is paying off tuition debt with emergency relief funds
The Community College of Philadelphia is paying off any outstanding tuition debt for about 3,500 students.
4 years ago
AP-NORC poll: Most unvaccinated Americans don’t want shots
That means “that there will be more preventable cases, more preventable hospitalizations and more preventable deaths,” said Dr. Amesh Adalja.
4 years ago
Virus’s impact: More relaxing and thinking, less socializing
The share of employed people working from home shot up from just 22% in 2019 to 42% in 2020, the Labor Department said Thursday.
4 years ago
The delta variant will drive a steep rise in U.S. COVID deaths, a new model shows
The current COVID-19 surge in the U.S. will steadily accelerate through the summer and fall, peaking in mid-October, with daily deaths more than triple what they are now.
4 years ago
Philly urges indoor masking amid rise in COVID cases, child hospitalizations
In addition to urging residents to get vaccinated, Philly health officials strongly recommend that everyone — including those fully vaccinated — wear masks in public spaces.
4 years ago
Why the delta variant is hyper-contagious: A new study sheds light
After months of data collection, scientists agree: The delta variant is the most contagious version of the coronavirus worldwide.
4 years ago
U.S. life expectancy fell by 1.5 years in 2020, the biggest drop since WWII
The CDC says COVID-19 was the largest factor, along with drug overdoses, homicides, diabetes and chronic liver disease.
4 years ago
Partnership to bring rapid coronavirus testing to Delaware schools
Health officials announced the $15 million partnership with Quidel Corporation, which has already started at five pilot schools in Delaware for their summer school students.
4 years ago
Everyone should wear a mask in schools, vaccinated or not, U.S. pediatricians say
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended all students over 2 years old, along with staff, wear masks, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
4 years ago