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Philadelphia extends vaccine mandate deadline for health-care and higher-education workers

The change came after many employers requested more time to get their workers fully vaccinated.

Carrie Christiansen (left) a nurse with Jefferson Hospital gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to Joey Rivas, 16, as his mother, Lolly Rivas (right) waits her turn at City Hall on Aug. 29, during Jefferson's one-day-only Vax Up Philly Parade.
Carrie Christiansen (left) a nurse with Jefferson Hospital gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to Joey Rivas, 16, as his mother, Lolly Rivas (right) waits her turn at City Hall on Aug. 29, during Jefferson's one-day-only Vax Up Philly Parade.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer