Philly hits 70% partially vaxxed, higher than other cities — despite health department setbacks
Officials are offering incentives and perks to close the remaining vaccination gap.
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Philly health chief who resigned over MOVE remains to get $2,500 monthly pension
Overall, the city's retirement fund carries the fourth-highest tax burden in the country.
Philadelphia’s new health chief has spent most of her career in public health
Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole replaced Tom Farley after he resigned over MOVE victim remains.
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Philly health commissioner resigns over MOVE remains: Tom Farley’s rise to power and fall from grace
Farley, who said he made "a terrible error in judgement," was once called "Superman" by the New York Times.
Philly has more than 100,000 vaccine doses to distribute, with only half spoken for
Some of the backlog is for second shots. The health department says it's working to reduce the overflow.
At least one quarter of all Philly residents have gotten a vaccine shot
The pace of vaccination has picked up, but a third of doses are delivered at the Convention Center FEMA site — which is slated to close at the end of April.
Why Philadelphia’s vaccine program is different from the rest of Pa.
The city has a direct relationship with the CDC because it has a history of good immunization programs.
Philly hopes to boost vaccinations 50% by end of April, but the pace has stalled
Philadelphia vaccination pace stalls despite community clinics
‘I don’t have all the answers’: Health commissioner ducks questions at Philly Fighting COVID hearings
In a long City Council session, lawmakers and officials traded words with little new information revealed.
Editorial cartoon: Waiting for the jab
Cartoonist Dre Reed's take on the Philly Fighting COVID scandal.
Philly’s new mobile testing truck is designed to contain COVID clusters with rapid response
Patients will self-administer the tests, then hand them to workers through a plastic barrier.
These maps track updated COVID case counts by Philadelphia ZIP code
The city health department updates numbers daily.
As demand surges, some Rite Aid and other free COVID test sites in Philly are closed
There are still dozens of options available, although many have long wait times and longer turnaround.
How to cancel Thanksgiving if your family just doesn’t understand
After speaking with brave souls who made the move, we collected a list of tips on how to break the news.
Philly adds online options as coronavirus spike overloads city contact tracers
A web-based survey and info portal will help the health department’s team keep up.
Philly COVID cases surge 300% since mid-September, positivity spikes
On the upside, there are relatively fewer hospitalizations and (so far) fewer deaths.
Kept from the polls: Some residents at Philly long-term care facilities struggle to cast a vote
Nursing homes must weigh coronavirus safety concerns with individuals’ voting rights.
Outdoor Philly mask use nearly doubles in August, in-store face coverings top 95%
The city’s #MaskUpPHL campaign proved more popular than expected.
You can now get 15-minute coronavirus test results in Philly: Here’s what to know
Rapid antigen tests can provide a quick answer for COVID infections — but false negatives are an issue.
Philly’s allowing fitness centers to reopen, but some gym owners are wary
"I wish they had given us more time," said one operator.