Philadelphia Coronavirus News
Philadelphia magazine is tracking the latest Philadelphia coronavirus news, including breaking information about COVID-19 in the region and helpful guides and tools to navigate the crisis. You can find the latest CDC recommendations on coronavirus here. For more information on debunked myths surrounding the disease, look here. To learn more about the Philly biotech company that’s working on a vaccine for COVID-19, read more here. To read our latest coverage on coronavirus in Philadelphia, check the links below.
Didn’t Get an Email After Submitting a Vaccine Interest Form? The City Promises You’re on the List
Philadelphia’s vaccine rollout has been — how to put this charitably? — a national embarrassment. The first online form where people could register their interest […]
Vaxathon Reveals There’s More to the Narrative About Black Americans and the COVID Vaccine
As the saying goes: If you build it, they will come — and last weekend, with its 24-hour “Vaxathon,” the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium built […]
Here’s Where to Get a COVID Vaccination in Philly
Last updated on April 30, 2021. If you’re reading this, we have good news to share: You can officially get the coronavirus vaccine. On April […]
The City Now Has a (Very Tentative) Timeline for When You’ll Be Vaccinated
The experts have been saying for a few weeks now that COVID-19 trends for Philadelphia look good. The latest computer models predicted declines in cases, […]
Urban Outfitters HQ Employees Say They’re Forced to Work In-Person During COVID
Urban Outfitters has never sounded like a great place to work. There are the employee lawsuits, like the Main Line mom who claimed Urban Outfitters […]
Newborn Babies Can Receive COVID-19 Antibodies From Mothers While in Utero, According to New Penn Study
Since the start of the pandemic, very little research on COVID-19 has accounted for pregnant individuals. As of last June, less than two percent of […]
Some Good COVID News, For a Change
Between the Philly Fighting COVID fallout and the health department sharing new details about its vaccine rollout, it’s been a week full of vaccine news. […]
5 Questions About Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, Answered
Over the weekend, Johnson & Johnson announced promising results from the third and final phase of clinical trials for its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The […]
Got a Shot From Philly Fighting COVID? Here’s What to Do Now
In the days since the city cut ties with Philly Fighting COVID, the since-disgraced start-up that ran Philadelphia’s first mass-vaccination clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention […]
One Reason I Hope We Never Stop Wearing Masks
Last year, I opened an email from someone I had met in person exactly once. She was responding to a work-related inquiry I’d sent. “I […]
15 Incredible Philadelphia-Area Micro-Wedding Venues
Micro, mini, tiny, intimate, petite — no matter how you define it, your Big Day is likely to be on the small side through […]
This Little Plastic Clip Serves as a Mini Aromatherapy Diffuser for Your Mask
Five years ago, Dr. Mark-Alan Pizzini, anesthesiologist and head of perio-operative services at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, noticed that during surgeries, the operating staff around […]
Who, Exactly, Is Philly Fighting COVID?
Andrei Doroshin is 22 years old, working toward his degree at Drexel, and a C-suite executive in three different businesses: a real estate firm (CEO), […]
A Penn Behavioral Economist on Ways Philly Could Speed Up COVID-19 Vaccinations
Though multiple COVID-19 vaccines are currently being distributed and administered across the United States, the overall rollout has been slow and uncoordinated. This has presented […]
Philadelphia Health Department Severs Relationship with Philly Fighting COVID
The city health department is severing its vaccine partnership with Philly Fighting COVID effective immediately, spokesperson Jim Garrow said in a statement on Monday evening. […]