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Faulty HVAC system may have played a role in COVID-19 outbreak at Lower Merion elementary school

CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant patients

COVID-19 vaccine pregnant

Philly resumes distribution of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine

Philly to permit limited bar seating at restaurants

Philadelphia bar seating

Penn, Drexel to require students receive COVID-19 vaccine for fall semester

Penn Drexel COVID-19 vaccines

N95 masks no longer need to be rationed or reused, FDA says

No, vaccine side effects don't tell you how well your immune system will protect you from COVID-19

Vaccine demand decreases in Philly after appointments open to all eligible adults

COVID-19 vaccine demand down

Uber to give free rides to COVID-19 vaccination appointments in Philly

Virtua, Einstein health systems join national campaign urging Americans to get vaccinated

COVID-19 vaccine campaign

Flyers to become first local team to launch COVID-19 vaccine campaign

Human challenge trials may advance knowledge of COVID-19, but they remain controversial

COVID Human Challenge Trials

Philly's high COVID-19 case count means restrictions will stay put, health commissioner says

COVID Philly April21

One vaccine dose may be enough for people who had COVID-19, Penn scientists say

The gender vaccine gap: More women than men are getting COVID-19 shots

Philly makes all adults 16 and older eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

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Annual COVID-19 booster shots 'likely' necessary, Pfizer CEO says

Boba shortage makes finding bubble tea a challenge

Bubble tea

CDC: Open middle seats on planes can reduce COVID-19 exposure by more than 50%

CDC middle seat COVID-19

Pennsylvania's state-owned universities freeze in-state tuition for third straight year

Pa. woman among those to develop blood clots after receiving Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine

Exhausted by too many Zoom meetings? Here's how to relieve the fatigue

Zoom fatigue

Pennsylvania expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 and older beginning Tuesday

Is it legal for businesses, airlines to require proof of vaccination? Penn professor weighs in

Philly pauses administration of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, 15% of Americans say they are worse off financially

Financial struggles COVID-19

The U.K. variant is spreading rapidly, sparking debates about the U.S. vaccination rollout

'Today' highlights Philly's reopening efforts amid COVID-19 pandemic

Today Show Philadelphia

Regeneron seeks expanded use of its COVID-19 antibody cocktail for prevention of COVID-19

N.J. to offer $35 million to food, beverage establishments slammed by COVID-19 pandemic

N.J. restaurants COVID-19

Devon Horse Show and Country Fair canceled for second consecutive year

Pfizer asks FDA to approve its vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds

How to help your kids break out of their pandemic bubble and transition back to being with others

Children Social Interactions

New COVID-19 variant detected in U.S. combines two concerning mutations

coronavirus double mutant

Anxious about going out into the world? You're not alone, but there's help

Children's Health

Most children who develop MIS-C show no initial COVID-19 symptoms

MIS-C without COVID symptoms

Mask pollution: More than 1,100 PPE items were removed from Jersey Shore last year

N.J. to provide $15 million to arts organizations shuttered by COVID-19 pandemic

N.J. arts culture venues

A video game may hold the key to treating COVID 'brain fog'

EndeavorRX COVID brain fog

One in three COVID-19 survivors suffer from brain disease, study shows

COVID-19 brain disease

Pa., N.J. among five states where 44% of recent COVID-19 cases are concentrated

Philly opening up COVID-19 vaccine appointments to residents 16 and older starting April 19

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