New Jersey enacts new vaccination requirements for certain workers
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Dave Kinchen reports on Governor Phil Murphy's announcement regarding certain N.J. healthcare workers and new requirements for vaccines.

Denver requires city workers in ‘high risk’ areas to get vaccinated

The city of Denver says city workers and private-sector employees in “high risk” areas must get vaccinated for the novel coronavirus by Sept. 30.

Sen. Lindsey Graham tests positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated

Sen. Lindsey Graham said on Monday that he is being placed under quarantine for 10 days after contracting COVID-19, despite being vaccinated.

White House says CDC can’t stop evictions ban, calls on states to act

The eviction moratorium expired at midnight Saturday. The White House said the CDC was “unable to find the legal authority” to extend it and called on states to act.

US hits vaccine milestone as 70% of US adults now have at least 1 dose

The CDC says 70% of American adults have now received at least one vaccine dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, as the country faces a new surge fueled by the delta variant.

Experts say kids are catching Delta variant at summer camps and day cares
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The pediatric infectious disease specialist at Nemours Dupont Hospital for Children talked to FOX 29's Alex Holley about how the delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading through summer camps and day cares and how children are picking up winter illnesses sooner.

Florida COVID hospitalizations break record

A day after it recorded the most new daily cases since the start of the pandemic, Florida on Sunday broke a previous record for current hospitalizations, as the number of patients in hospitals because of COVID-19 once again broke through the 10,000-person threshold.

History of vaccine mandates in the United States

As COVID-19 vaccination rates have stalled in the U.S. and talk of mandates spreads, here’s a look back at the history of vaccine mandates in the country and how the Supreme Court has routinely defended states’ rights to enforce them.

As delta variant surges, Fauci warns more 'pain and suffering' ahead

The nation’s top infectious disease expert is warning that more “pain and suffering” is ahead as COVID-19 cases climb again and officials plead with unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated.

Delta seems more dangerous than other COVID-19 variants, contagious as chicken pox, reports say

An internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention document obtained by several news outlets warns that the COVID-19 delta variant could be more likely to produce severe illness and can spread as fast as chickenpox.

CDC: Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new COVID cases

Federal health officials say Florida has reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state's highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic. 

Lawsuit: Riverside County misspent COVID-19 relief funds

A lawsuit alleges the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department misspent more than $4.6 million in federal coronavirus relief funding.

Delta Variant: Fact or Fiction
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Doctor Mike joins Good Day Philadelphia to myth bust the Delta Variant.

5 additional local counties added to CDC's substantial community transmission map

Philly, Camden, Salem, Cape May and New Castle counties jumped from moderate community transmission to substantial, according to the CDC, joining a growing list in our area..

Pentagon officials scramble to implement new vaccine mandates for military amid recent COVID-19 surge

Pentagon officials are scrambling to figure out how to implement the changes across the vast military population and determining which National Guard and Reserve troops would be affected by the orders.

Disney issues vaccine mandate for all salary, non-union hourly employees in the U.S.

Disney has informed its employees and Cast Members that the company will require all salaried and non-union hourly employees in the U.S. working at any of the company's sites to be fully vaccinated.

Gov. Wolf, task force urge lawmakers to promote COVID vaccination

Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania's coronavirus task force are asking state lawmakers to urge their constituents to get vaccinated, noting the rapid spread of the highly contagious delta variant.