COVID-19

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Parents were fine with sweeping school vaccination mandates five decades ago – but COVID-19 may be a different story

Yes, we should be keeping the healthier hand-washing habits we developed at the start of the pandemic

Hand Washing Disease Prevention

Confused by COVID-19 booster eligibility requirements? Here's the basics

Mix-and-Match Booster Guide

The mental health of American children is at a crisis point, pediatric groups say

Mental Health Children

Pennsylvania woman denied kidney transplant over COVID-19 vaccine refusal

Kidney Transplant COVID-19 Vaccine

Video games may have a role in shaping public health, researchers say

Video Games COVID-19

Mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines appears to be safe, but the most effective combination isn't yet known

Mixing COVID-19 Vaccines

Pennsylvania offering grants to local groups seeking to address COVID-19 vaccine disparities

Pennsylvania COVID-19 vaccine grant program

Marijuana use doubles people's risk of breakthrough COVID-19 cases, study shows

Marijuana use COVID-19 infections

Ivermectin is a Nobel Prize-winning wonder drug – but not for COVID-19

Ivermectin COVID-19 Treatments

'Long COVID' affects half of survivors and requires a 'critical' response, Penn State researchers says

Long COVID

COVID-19 testing, turnaround times are still uneven this far into pandemic

COVID-19 Testing Turnaround Time

Philly's daily COVID-19 cases dropping as vaccine mandate for health care workers, college students nears

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Children's Health

COVID-19 has shortened hospital stays for childbirth – and that change may be worth keeping

COVID-19 Childbirth Hospital

If you go: Which events require face masks and which require proof of COVID-19 vaccination

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Symptomatic COVID-19 increases chance of C-section delivery, study finds

COVID-19 C-section delivery

Wawa debuts self-checkout station in Northeast Philly as part of post-pandemic plan

Wawa Self Checkout

Vaccinated women have more COVID-19 antibodies than men, study shows

Pfizer

COVID-19 immunity through infection or vaccination: Are they equal?

COVID-19 Immunity Vaccine

Why is preventing disease so much harder than treating it? Because it requires behavioral change

Anti Mask Protest

President Biden made personal call to overcrowded Pa. hospital on behalf of friend's sick wife

Biden Pennsylvania Hospital

Philly pushes back COVID-19 vaccination deadline for colleges, health care systems

Philly COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Pa. House advances bill to make more COVID-19 data publicly available

PA COVID-19 Data

Steroid nasal sprays may reduce COVID-19 symptoms – if they're used prior to infection, study suggests

Nasal spray COVID-19

Can healthy people who eat right and exercise skip the COVID-19 vaccine? A research scientist and fitness enthusiast explains why the answer is no

COVID-19 Vaccine

Community mourns South Jersey girl, 12, who died after COVID-19, diabetes diagnoses

Amelia Perry Haddon Township

Philly may make the outdoor dining setups prompted by COVID-19 permanent fixtures

Outdoor Dining Philly Legislation

COVID-19 boosters are just as safe as the first two shots, CDC study shows

COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

Philly begins administering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

Philly Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot

Evidence shows that, yes, masks prevent COVID-19 – and surgical masks are the way to go

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A daily pill to treat COVID could be just months away, scientists say

Antiviral COVID-19 Pill

Philly schools urged to conduct more COVID-19 testing for students as transmission rate remains high

Philadelphia schools COVID-19

Vaccinated pregnant women pass COVID-19 protection to their newborns, data shows

COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy

A second shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine boosts protection against COVID-19

J&J vaccine

N.J. expands COVID-19 vaccine, mask mandates to day care centers

N.J. COVID-19 vaccine masks day cares

Children's Health

A COVID-19 vaccine for young children advances one step closer

COVID-19 vaccine children

Food delivery fees could be capped at 15% under proposed city council legislation

Food Delivery Fees

The COVID-19 pandemic has led many couples to pause – or abandon – pregnancy plans, study finds

Family planning COVID-19

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines still effective in people with MS despite diminished antibody response

COVID-19 Vaccines MS

Pennsylvania's data on 'breakthrough' cases underscores benefits of COVID-19 vaccines, officials say

COVID-19 breakthrough cases

School District of Philadelphia employees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination by Sept. 30

Philly Schools Vaccine

Most people do not need COVID-19 booster shots, vaccine experts argue

COVID-19 booster controversy

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