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Cases surged two winters in a row, so Drees urges Delawareans to get the new bivalent booster and a flu shot now. The COVID shot has proved effective and Drees says boosters will likely become an every-year necessity.

A regional fisheries regulator appears poised to allow people to catch female horseshoe crabs in the Delaware Bay for the first time in a decade.But that has some conservation groups up in arms and worried the move could threaten red knot and other migratory shorebirds that feed on the horseshoe crab eggs at increased risk.Contributor Jon Hurdle explains why the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is considering the change and the opposition to it.

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The Delaware Division of Public Health is further expanding eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine.

The veterinary tranquilizer is not an opioid, but it has become a common additive to fentanyl and other drugs sold in Delaware — with some challenging side effects.

Effective November 1, Delmarva Power is increasing the price of gas almost 50%, amounting to more than $25 a month for a typical resident.

The Division of Public Health announces an anti-drug campaign asking young people to make short PSA videos.

Goodwill and Trex announce a partnership to recycle and repurpose plastic film.

The Community Well-Being Initiative launched in Wilmington and New Castle last spring.

2023 rates for ACA regulated health dental, and small group insurance plans were announced Monday.