COVID-19

Child Vaccines COVID-19 pandemic

Childhood vaccinations have plunged during COVID – but not in the Philly area

FDA scientists find Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to be safe, highly effective

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

COVID Guillain Barre

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

Normal body temperature

High School Sports

Ice hockey spurring more COVID-19 outbreaks than other youth sports, health experts say

New Jersey Ice Hockey

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

PA Hospitals COVID-19

Almost 75% of New Jerseyans not cooperating with COVID-19 contact tracers

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Adopt creative holiday celebrations to stay connected to family amid COVID

A COVID-19 holiday

Philly homeless organization temporarily closes due to COVID-19 outbreak

Chosen 300 COVID-19

Goose Island Brewhouse permanently closes Fishtown location

Goose Island Closed

Philadelphia inmates instructed to shelter-in-place as COVID-19 cases surge

Philly prisons shelter-in-place

Starbucks offering free coffee to frontline COVID-19 workers through December

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New Jersey residents who get COVID-19 shots will be enrolled in state's vaccine registry

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City Council passes six-month eviction moratorium on restaurants to keep industry afloat amid COVID-19 pandemic

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

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People who received COVID-19 tests at one Jersey Shore lab should get retested, FBI says

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

Philly 2,000 COVID

Health Insurance

During ACA open enrollment, picking a plan invites new COVID-19 complications

ACA Open Enrollment COVID-19

Warner Bros. to stream all 2021 movies on HBO Max at same time films are in theaters

HBO max 2021 movies

Americans traveled this Thanksgiving almost as much as they did last year, despite COVID warnings

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Jefferson Health opening COVID-19 testing center at Philadelphia International Airport

PHL COVID-19 testing

Philly arts organizations get $8 million in pandemic relief from Mellon, Penn Foundations

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Pennsylvania recommends schools halt in-person learning if they exceed new COVID-19 case thresholds

PA schools COVID-19 guidance

Don't let your relationship become a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 Healthy Relationships Advice

New Jersey issues COVID-19 health and safety guidelines for upcoming winter holidays

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Southwest Airlines no longer limiting capacity on flights

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CDC relaxes COVID-19 quarantine length, hoping for greater compliance

CDC quarantine guidelines

FOX29's Mike Jerrick tests positive for COVID-19, calls it a 'nightmare'

Mike Jerrick COVID-19

U.K. authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, upping the pressure on the FDA

Narberth Theater starts GoFundMe campaign to help pay bills during COVID-19 pandemic

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Philly extends tax relief to restaurants, bars impacted by COVID-19

Philadelphia Restaurants Relief

Gov. Wolf vetoes GOP-led measure aimed at protecting schools, businesses from COVID-19-related liability

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Struggling Philly restaurants receive grants from food delivery giant DoorDash

11,000 Pennsylvania residents must pay back unemployment benefits

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Pennsylvania hospitals may postpone elective surgeries to meet surging COVID-19 admissions

PA hospitals COVID-19

Pfizer, BioNTech apply for emergency COVID-19 vaccine use in Europe

Teenagers can now download Pa.'s COVID-19 contact tracing app

COVID Alert PA app

New Jersey bans indoor sports until January in response to COVID-19 surge

NJ Indoor sports ban

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

Here's some creative ways to stay physically active amid the pandemic

WHO physical activity guidelines

Moderna seeking FDA authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine

Pa. lawmaker forced to leave White House meeting with President Trump after positive COVID-19 test

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