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FEMA opens vaccination site in Philly: How to make an appointment for a COVID-19 shot

FEMA vaccine clinic

Pennsylvania to establish COVID-19 vaccine sites for teachers, school staffers

Pennsylvania teachers COVID-19 vaccine

New Jersey to open COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to teachers, essential workers

New Jersey COVID-19 vaccines

HPV vaccination rates remain low despite cancer risks

HPV vaccination rates down

Walk-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic being held at Temple University this week

Walk-Up Clinic Philly

Camden, Pleasantville added to COVID-19 vaccination program for underserved N.J. communities

New Jersey COVID-19 vaccine

FDA authorizes Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective, FDA analysis says

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine

People who have had COVID-19 only may need one vaccine dose, studies suggest

U.S. vaccination efforts

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine cuts risk of asymptomatic infection, U.K. data shows

Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Thousands of Philly residents inoculated at 24-hour COVID-19 vaccine clinic

Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium

Second COVID vaccine dose delayed? CDC says late shots can still be effective

vaccine distribution delayed

Herd immunity may be impossible without vaccinating children against COVID-19

Herd Immunity COVID-19

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine can be stored safely in standard freezers

Pfizer vaccine storage

FEMA opening Philly COVID-19 vaccination site at Convention Center

FEMA Philly Vaccination

Cooper opening COVID-19 vaccination center in Camden County

Cooper COVID-19 Vaccine

Walk-up, 24-hour COVID-19 vaccine site now open to eligible Philly residents

temple walk-up vaccine clinic

Do vaccinated people need to quarantine after COVID-19 exposures? Not in many cases, CDC says

CDC quarantine rules

A COVID-19 vaccine for children inches closer as AstraZeneca launches trial

COVID-19 vaccine for children

Winter months hold the most risk for carbon monoxide poisoning

carbon monoxide poisoning

CDC releases new guidance to reopen schools and limit spread of COVID-19

Schools Reopening CDC

New Pa. website alerts residents when they're eligible for COVID-19 vaccines

PA COVID-19 vaccines

People with dementia far more likely to die of COVID-19, large study finds

Dementia COVID-19 risk study

AstraZeneca adapting COVID-19 vaccine to neutralize emerging variants

AstraZeneca vaccine South African variant

Inside Camden County’s mega-vaccination clinic

camden county COVID-19 vaccine

Watch the Super Bowl at home this year, health experts advise

2021 super bowl safety

CVS to begin offering COVID-19 vaccines at select N.J. pharmacies next week

CVS pharmacy COVID-19 vaccine

Is it better to wear two face masks in public? Here's what the experts say

Double Masking COVID-19

AstraZeneca vaccine mitigates COVID-19 transmission, data suggests

AstraZeneca COVID-19 Spread

Philly expanding COVID-19 vaccination rollout to more pharmacies, mass clinics

Philly Vaccine Pharmacies

Ellume's rapid, at-home COVID-19 test could help drive down transmission rates

Ellume COVID-19 test

Delaying colonoscopy after abnormal stool test increases risk of colorectal cancer, VA study finds

Stool Tests Vs. Colonoscopy

Can the U.S. keep COVID-19 variants in check? Here's what it takes

COVID-19 Testing

Color-changing COVID-19 test strips create wearable technology out of common face masks

UC San Diego, Face Mask COVID-19 Test

Getting the COVID vaccine? Don't take painkillers before, experts say

COVID vaccines painkiller

What the data show on delaying COVID-19 booster shots

Delayed COVID-19 Shots

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine is protective, but may be less effective against South African variant

Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Moderna exploring potential need for COVID-19 booster shots

moderna booster shot

New drug stops COVID-19 from spreading in nursing homes, drug maker says

Eli Lily Nursing Home Treatment

Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccination plan 'attainable' but 'challenging,' experts say

Biden COVID Vaccines

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