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Many U.S. health experts underestimated the coronavirus … until it was too late

Vaccination 'mega-sites' coming to Burlington, Gloucester counties

New Jersey Vaccine Sites

COVID-19 vaccines will have side effects – that's a good thing

Dogs might be able to smell COVID-19 and help limit its spread

Dogs Smell COVID-19

An at-home, rapid COVID-19 test is now available without a prescription

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FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

New Jersey set to exceed last spring's high mark for COVID-19 hospitalizations

New Jersey COVID-19 forecast

Rutgers reports first case of recurrence of rare neurological disorder triggered by COVID-19

COVID Guillain Barre

Holiday COVID-19 surge puts Philly in 'extremely dangerous' spot, Farley says

Philly Holidays COVID

Your normal body temperature can range – here's when to be concerned

Normal body temperature

Pennsylvania hospitals face 'dwindling resources' as COVID-19 patients fill ICUs

PA Hospitals COVID-19

Pa. sees the third day of highest COVID-19 cases, more than 12,800 reported Dec. 5

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Philly surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 deaths, reports more than 1,800 daily cases

Philly 2,000 COVID

Isolation time for people with COVID-19 could be shorter than CDC guidelines, research suggests

Convalescent plasma has no real benefit to patients with COVID-19, another study confirms

COVID-19 cases might be 'leveling' in Philly, but Thanksgiving safety looms large

Philly Leveling COVID

A rise in post-COVID syndrome is concerning U.S. health experts

A rise in post-COVID syndrome is concerning U.S. health experts

Take it from an expert: Dr. Tony Fauci’s hierarchy of safety during COVID-19

What is positivity rate? An explainer on a frequently-cited coronavirus statistic

COVID-19 positivity rate

Severe COVID-19 cases, deaths rising as Philly enters critical pandemic stage

COVID Severe Philly NOV

FDA authorizes first at-home rapid COVID-19 test that produces results within 30 minutes

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New Jersey colleges, universities urged to provide COVID-19 testing before students leave for Thanksgiving

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COVID-19 immunity may persist for years, new research suggests

COVID-19 immunity

College students traveling home for the holidays could spread COVID-19

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Monday's new COVID-19 cases top 4,400 in Pa.; health secretary urges virtual holiday celebrations

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'Breakthrough finding' reveals why certain COVID-19 patients die

COVID-19 breakthrough study

CHOP strongly recommends schools in Philly region go virtual amid COVID-19 surge

CHOP Virtual Schools

Limiting capacity at restaurants, stores could drastically reduce COVID-19 spread, study suggests

Philly residents who took part in election demonstrations should self-isolate for two weeks, city health officials say

Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment gets nod from FDA for emergency use

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine has higher effectiveness rate than expected

Philly COVID-19 cases surge to record daily count, hospitalizations rising

COVID-19 Record Philly

COVID-19 reveals how obesity harms the body in real time, not just over a lifetime

AstraZeneca hoping to deliver COVID-19 vaccine by start of 2021

As COVID-19 cases surge, CDC warns households to take precautions

COVID-19 household transmission

Inflammatory bowel disease genetically tied to stress, depression, CHOP finds

Link between IBD and depression

Achieving COVID-19 herd immunity through infection is dangerous, deadly and might not even work

Natural Herd Immunity

COVID-19 patients used in Halloween study to test safety of trick-or-treating

Halloween COVID-19 Study

Psoriasis medications don't increase risk for severe COVID-19, analysis finds

Psoriasis COVID-19 risk

Eli Lilly's COVID-19 antibody treatment trial ends early due to ineffectiveness

COVID-19 antibody treatment

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