
Playing favorites? Hospital boards, donors get COVID shots
The disclosures could threaten public confidence in a national rollout already marked by vaccine shortages, appointment logjams and inconsistent standards state to state.
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AP analysis: Racial disparity seen in US vaccination drive
The gap is deeply troubling to some, given that the coronavirus has taken a disproportionate toll in severe sickness and death on Black people in the U.S.
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Without apology or remorse, Philly Fighting COVID CEO attacks city Health Department
At an indoor press conference in the lobby of his Fishtown apartment building Friday, a maskless Andrei Doroshin blamed everyone but himself.
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Code Blue during COVID-19: Shelters gear up for pandemic cold snap
Area homeless shelters and outreach workers are gearing up to try to get people safely indoors.
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Philly census workers pivot to vaccine distribution and education starting Monday
Philly Counts, the city’s census outreach team, will now be working on COVID-19 vaccine distribution and education.
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More contagious U.K. COVID-19 variant found in Delaware
Three people, including a child under the age of 10, are the first in Delaware to contract the more contagious U.K. variant of COVID-19.
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N.J. coronavirus update: Glitch overbooks Gloucester mega-site; Vaccines outpace positive cases
The state has now administered more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine than it has had positive cases since the pandemic began.
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A five-month analysis by Spotlight PA found large fluctuations in the number of tests administered and unexplained changes to the death count.
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Kenney calls for investigation into Philly Fighting COVID, still backs Health Commissioner Farley
Despite the mayor’s message of support, three local state lawmakers called for Farley’s resignation, saying he’d lost the people’s confidence.
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Philly Fighting COVID provided at-home testing to Bobby Henon’s family
The Philadelphia Councilmember had been one of the start-up’s most vocal supporters in City Hall. Henon’s office confirmed the home visit by PFC staffers.
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J&J 1-dose shot prevents COVID-19, but less than some others
J&J said Friday that in the U.S. and seven other countries, the single-shot vaccine was 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe illness.
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High rates of heart disease have meant higher COVID-19 infection rates for Black Americans. A pilot program aims to provide mentorship to medical trainees.
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No formal vote on the matter was taken Thursday, as the board granted the district authority over the summer to reconvene classroom learning.
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What you need to know about the Philly Fighting COVID scandal
Here’s a look, in brief, at the quick fall from grace for the COVID testing and vaccinating start-up and its CEO.
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Listen 6:08A statement from the university president attempts to distance the school from the now-disgraced start-up, whose CEO is in its master’s of psychology program.
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