Stories tagged: "COVID"


Black patient waiting in hallway of hospital during COVID-19 pandemic
Viral ‘Triple-demic’ Strains Hospitals, Empties Store Shelves

The winter cold of the holiday season has brought about an expected surge in COVID cases, but it has also resulted in a number of other illnesses that were not expected, or not expected to hit as hard as they have.

Quakertown High School, Quakertown, Pa. (Photo: Quakertown Community School District)
Quakertown School District Preparing for Teacher Shortages as “Triple Pandemic” Hits

With a growing number of teachers and support staff falling ill, the Bucks County district has developed a “yellow alert” virtual learning plan for days when schools aren't sufficiently staffed.

In this Oct. 27, 2020, Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg walks among thousands of white flags planted in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19 near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
New Study Says More Than 14,000 Pennsylvania Covid Deaths Were ‘Preventable’

According to a study completed by Brown University and Microsoft AI Health, 14,146 deaths in Pennsylvania could have been prevented had it not been for the politically-motivated lag in demand for vaccines.

Travelers board an Amtrak train ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Mask Off: SEPTA, Amtrak No Longer Requiring Masks on Vehicles, in Stations

Both SEPTA and Amtrak are no longer requiring passengers and employees to wear face coverings after a federal judge threw out the CDC’s nationwide mandate.

Travelers wearing protective masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus move about the a terminal at the Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 19, 2022.  A federal judge's decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it's really time to end one of the most visible vestiges of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Two Pennsylvania Airports, Two Different Masking Policies

A federal judge said masks are no longer required on planes, but the return of Philadelphia’s indoor mask mandate means passengers still need to mask up in the airport terminal.

FILE - A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus on a store front in Philadelphia, is seen Feb. 16, 2022. Philadelphia is reinstating its indoor mask mandate after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, Dr. Cheryl Bettigole, the city's top health official, announced Monday, April 11, 2022. Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10 days, the threshold at which the city's guidelines call for people to wear masks indoors. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
COVID Won’t Leave Philly Alone: City Brings Back Indoor Mask Mandate

With confirmed COVID-19 cases doubling, Philadelphia is bringing back the indoor mask mandate.

Dr. Ala Stanford administers a COVID-19 swab test on Wade Jeffries in the parking lot of Pinn Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Stanford and other doctors formed the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to offer testing and help address heath disparities in the African American community. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
USA Today Honors Dr. Ala Stanford For Serving Philadelphia’s Underserved Communities

Dr. Ala Stanford has helped to provide more than 100,000 COVID-19 tests and vaccinations to Philadelphia’s underserved communities.