COVID-19

Paying people to get vaccinated might work – but is it ethical?

Homebound Vaccination Program aims to provide COVID vaccines to the elderly, people with disabilities

COVID-19 vaccine home visit

Philly will keep its indoor mask mandate until June 11 — at least

Philly Mask Mandate June

Philly among cities seeing greatest influx of tech jobs during COVID-19 pandemic, study says

philly tech jobs

All New Jersey schools expected to fully reopen next fall

SEPTA to remove COVID-19 capacity limits in June

SEPTA COVID-19 capacity

New Jersey seeks to end COVID-19 public health emergency in June

NJ COVID-19 public health emergency

Can schools require COVID-19 vaccines for students now that Pfizer's shot is authorized for kids 12 and up?

Fully vaccinated people no longer need face masks indoors or outdoors, CDC says

Temple patient 'counting his blessings' after near-fatal COVID-19 battle ends with lung transplant

Temple COVID-19 transplant

Lung transplants saving severe COVID-19 patients on death's doorstep

Penn Lung Transplant 2

Full-capacity crowds, tailgating at Phillies games to resume in June

Phillies capacity restrictions

Outdoor recreation remains popular and can help provide a big health boost

Outdoor recreation travel

Rapid COVID-19 test developed at Penn uses electrodes to identify positive cases

RAPID Penn COVID-19 Test

Philly aims to lift remaining COVID-19 restrictions on June 11, but first an incremental step toward that goal

Philly Reopening June 11

Philadelphia Marathon to return in 2021 with 50% reduction in runners

Philadelphia Marathon

Billie Eilish, The Killers highlight Firefly Music Festival's 2021 lineup

MLK Drive to reopen to vehicles in August

MLK Drive Philly cars

Rutgers researchers are developing a COVID-19 breathalyzer test

Rowan University offering students incentives to get COVID-19 vaccine ahead of fall semester

Rowan University COVID-19 vaccines

The coronavirus 'doesn't discriminate by age:' Serious cases on the rise in younger adults

Severe COVID-19 Millennials

Penn doctor raises $500,000 for Indian hospitals battling COVID-19 surge

NJ Transit offering free rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites

NJ Transit free rides

Pennsylvania will remove COVID-19 restrictions on Memorial Day

Pennsylvania Lifting Restrictions

Anxious about getting the COVID-19 vaccine? Experts offer coping strategies

Free beer, donuts and more offered as incentives for getting COVID vaccine

New Jersey to end most COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Memorial Day

New Jersey COVID-19 restrictions

CVS and Walgreens have wasted more vaccine doses than most states combined

Sleepaway camps returning to New Jersey this summer

New Jersey summer camps

Genesis to perform in Philly for the first time in 14 years

Reading Terminal restaurant gets employees QR bracelets to show customers its staff has been vaccinated

ImmunaBand at Reading Terminal Market

African American Museum in Philadelphia set to reopen to in-person visitors

African American Museum Philadelphia

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines 'highly effective' at preventing hospitalizations among seniors, CDC confirms

Independence Blue Cross offering help to members seeking COVID-19 vaccines

Penn study finds eviction moratoriums slowed the spread of COVID-19

Eviction Moratorium slowed spread

Philly changes course, plans to ease restaurant restrictions as COVID-19 cases decline

Philly May Restrictions COVID

CDC loosens mask requirements in updated guidance on wearing face coverings outdoors

Terry Gross shares how COVID-19 has impacted her 'Fresh Air' interviews

Terry Gross Fresh Air

Wildwood bars lose liquor license for summer after repeated COVID-19 violations

Shamrock bar Wildwood

N.J. further relaxes capacity limits on indoor, outdoor gatherings

N.J. COVID-19 restrictions

Children's Health

Masks, social distancing will still be necessary at summer camps, CDC says

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

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