Coronavirus Pandemic

The U.S. is still far behind other countries when it comes to doing enough of the lab work needed to keep track of the variants of SARS-CoV-2.

The walk-in clinic will be open from noon Feb. 19 to noon Feb. 20, but only for those eligible in Phase 1B and from certain Philadelphia ZIP codes.

States are beginning to ease coronavirus restrictions, but health experts say we don't know enough yet about variants to roll back measures that could help slow their spread.

City Council passed a near-unanimous resolution calling on Kenney to turn the Eagles stadium in South Philadelphia into a mass vaccination site run by the city.

At a virtual town hall, issues of access for Montgomery County’s Latino communities — vaccine supply, language, and technology issues — were the focus.

Philadelphia’s system for collecting waste and recycling remains troubled nearly one year after the pandemic began.

City councilmembers pressed School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite on issues of public trust during a hearing Wednesday.

After a year of so many pandemic sacrifices, the faithful ponder living a little leaner still on Ash Wednesday.

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy offered a “Memorial Day to 4th of July window” to vaccinate the state’s target of 4.7 million adults.

Some providers administered first doses of Moderna vaccine that was meant to be dedicated to people receiving their second dose, the state said Wednesday.

The decision comes amid a dispute with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, which opposes returning to buildings until all inoculated against COVID-19.

Organizations around Philadelphia will have to nearly triple the pace of vaccination to achieve the goal.

Eighteen medically vulnerable immigrants could be re-arrested and sent to Pennsylvania jails while the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage, their attorneys say.

It appeared to conflict with Superintendent Hite’s statement this month that “disciplinary action will be taken” against teachers who don’t return to work in school buildings.

Officials are optimistic that with vaccinations ramping up slowly but steadily, the number of infected people needing inpatient treatment will keep dropping.