Philadelphia Health Commissioner Urging Residents To Avoid Holiday Gatherings As COVID-19 Cases Spike
Philadelphia's health commissioner is urging everyone to avoid family gatherings over the next few weeks.
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Philadelphia's health commissioner is urging everyone to avoid family gatherings over the next few weeks.
Officials in the Garden State are urging residents to get a COVID-19 booster shot or to get vaccinated if they haven't already.
COVID-19 cases among children are increasing again, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The Red Cross is putting out a call for help, they're desperately low on blood.
Flyers and Sixers fans will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to attend games at the Wells Fargo Center beginning in 2022.
Alison Beam had served in an acting role since January when Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf tapped her to replace Dr. Rachel Levine, who left for the Biden administration.
The press conference is expected to begin at 1 p.m. and will be streamed on CBSN Philly.
A mask mandate is still in effect for schools, daycares and early childhood education settings in the City of Philadelphia, despite the Pennsylvania Supreme Court throwing out the statewide school mask mandate on Friday
A special vaccine clinic was held Saturday for people with sensory issues.
Here in the northeast, where vaccination rates are among the highest in the nation, cases have ballooned more than 50% in the last week.
They ruled that the masking mandate, which also applies to child care facilities, is not valid because it was imposed by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's acting health secretary without legal authorization.
Coronavirus cases are surging nationwide and Pennsylvania tops the country with the most number of hospitalizations.
Both hospitals will close and the residents in Chester County who utilize them will be left in dire straits.
The consideration comes as coronavirus cases are surging nationwide and Pennsylvania tops the country with the most number of hospitalizations.
One of Pennsylvania's largest health systems has run out of beds because of the latest COVID-19 surge, with doctors and nurses practicing "waiting room medicine" on patients who are forced to endure 10- to 20-hour delays in the emergency department, officials said Wednesday.
