OC health care worker dies after receiving 2nd COVID-19 vaccine shot; official cause of death pending
Tim Zook's final Facebook post shared his excitement about getting his second COVID-19 vaccine shot. His widow now thinks he may have suffered a fatal reaction to it. His official cause of death is still pending.
Philadelphia School District plans to restart limited hybrid learning on Feb. 22
The Philadelphia School District will begin welcoming a limited number of students back into the classroom on Feb. 22, Superintendent William Hite announced on Wednesday.
Double mask: Fauci says wearing 2 masks may offer more protection from COVID-19
Some medical experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, have said wearing two masks makes “common sense” and could offer more protection from COVID-19. Here’s what the data shows.
Delaware County moves step closer to opening health department
The new wellness center in Yeadon will serve as a vaccination site and, eventually, be the hub of the county’s health department.
Delaware County takes steps to open much-needed health department
Marcus Espinoza reports from Yeadon, Pa. on the opening of a new wellness center, which will, eventually, serve as the hub for a much-needed health department for the county.
COVID-19 variant found in Brazil, South Africa could pose higher reinfection risk, study suggests
Researchers analyzing preliminary data of recently discovered COVID-19 mutations in South Africa and Brazil say the new variants exhibit a higher possibility of reinfection as well as evasion of immune responses.
Officials: UK strain of COVID-19 detected in Montgomery County bartender
A rare but more contagious strain of COVID-19 that's believed to have originated in the United Kingdom has been detected for the first time in Montgomery County, health officials announced on Wednesday.
'Circumstances force us to do these things': IOC, Tokyo Olympics to release game plan for beating pandemic
Organizers and the International Olympic Committee are finally going public with their planning, hoping to push back against reports the Olympics will be canceled with Tokyo and much of Japan still under a state of emergency with COVID-19 cases rising.
At least 90,000 more Americans projected to die from COVID-19 in the next 4 weeks, White House warns
The Biden administration is projecting that as many as 90,000 Americans will die from the coronavirus in the next four weeks.
Amid fanfare, 101-year-old Camden County woman receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Mary DeSpirito, along with her daughter, Theresa, met with Camden County officials at Camden County College in order to receive the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
COVID-19 'fatigue' causing drop in some protective measures, study finds
COVID-19 "fatigue" is having a negative effect on some protective measures that people are taking to guard against the coronavirus -- although mask-wearing is up, according to a new USC survey.
SEPTA launches Mask Force to encourage mask-wearing on trains, buses
SEPTA has created a team of ambassadors to encourage and promote mask-wearing while aboard trains and busses in Philadelphia, according to a Wednesday press release.
North Jersey factory set to make 90 million masks a month
A New Jersey factory set to make 90 million masks a month and employ 200 people formally opened on Wednesday.
Department of Health investigating after nurse claims Philly Fighting COVID CEO took vaccine from clinic
The fallout continues after the city severed ties with vaccination partner Philly Fighting COVID. The organization ran the vaccine site at the Philadelphia Convention Center.
Gov. Tom Wolf pins vaccine difficulties on supply overpromises
The state has received just 1.5 million doses, officials said, nowhere close to the 8 million doses it needs to cover everyone in its just-expanded first vaccination phase.
Limits on Gov. Wolf's disaster authority nears statewide vote
The Republican-controlled Senate passed a measure Tuesday to take some emergency management power away from Pennsylvania’s governors as lawmakers struck out at Gov. Tom Wolf’s handling of the pandemic response.
Vaccine distribution concerns: Can the process be regulated?
Long lines of people waiting Tuesday in Gloucester County for the COVID-19 vaccine and over the last week at sites across Pennsylvania counties. Watching this from home you might be wondering why you haven’t been about to get it yet.
Arizona woman drains her 401K as unemployment agency keeps her account under review
As the Department of Economic Security has kept an Arizona woman's account under review for months, she's had to drain her retirement account to get by during the pandemic.
COVID-19 symptoms remained for at least 6 months for some Wuhan patients, study finds
A study out of Wuhan, China, where COVID-19 was first identified, found that nearly 2,000 patients hospitalized during the onset of the pandemic were still reporting symptoms six months later.
Georgia lawmaker removed from House Chamber after refusing COVID-19 test
Speaker David Ralston ordered Rep. David Clark removed from the House by law enforcement, saying that he refused to follow testing requirements.