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Jan. 15 is Last Day to Sign up for 2022 Coverage on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace

Delaware Health and Social Services | Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 12, 2022

For those who enroll by the deadline and pay their first premium, coverage will begin Feb. 1, 2022.




With Arrival of Cold Snap, Nonprofits and Volunteers Are Opening Code Purple Sites Across Delaware

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Monday, January 10, 2022

NEW CASTLE (Jan. 10, 2022) – With Delaware facing the coldest temperatures of the winter Monday and Tuesday nights, Code Purple is being declared across the state by the nonprofit and volunteer organizations that operate the shelters to keep people who are homeless safe during dangerous winter weather. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the […]




Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Awards Virtual Ceremony Postponed

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, January 10, 2022

NEW CASTLE (Jan. 10, 2022) — Due to challenges presented by recent increases in COVID-19 cases across the state, the State Office of Volunteerism has made the difficult decision to postpone the Virtual Ceremony honoring the 48 individuals and 13 groups selected to receive the 2021 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award. The ceremony will now air […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update – Jan. 7, 2022: Winter Surge Continues; Current Hospitalizations Continue to Rise

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Please note, this press release was updated on Jan. 10, 2022, to correct an error in the total breakthrough cases, and to incorporate additional data points that were not immediately available at the time of the initial release.  DOVER, DE (Jan. 7, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update […]




COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Now Available for Delawareans 12 and Older

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, January 6, 2022

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) today announced that Delaware’s vaccine providers can now begin administering booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to individuals ages 12 to 15 who completed their initial Pfizer vaccine series at least five months ago.







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

Jan. 15 is Last Day to Sign up for 2022 Coverage on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace

Delaware Health and Social Services | Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 12, 2022

For those who enroll by the deadline and pay their first premium, coverage will begin Feb. 1, 2022.




With Arrival of Cold Snap, Nonprofits and Volunteers Are Opening Code Purple Sites Across Delaware

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Monday, January 10, 2022

NEW CASTLE (Jan. 10, 2022) – With Delaware facing the coldest temperatures of the winter Monday and Tuesday nights, Code Purple is being declared across the state by the nonprofit and volunteer organizations that operate the shelters to keep people who are homeless safe during dangerous winter weather. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the […]




Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Awards Virtual Ceremony Postponed

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, January 10, 2022

NEW CASTLE (Jan. 10, 2022) — Due to challenges presented by recent increases in COVID-19 cases across the state, the State Office of Volunteerism has made the difficult decision to postpone the Virtual Ceremony honoring the 48 individuals and 13 groups selected to receive the 2021 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award. The ceremony will now air […]




Weekly COVID-19 Update – Jan. 7, 2022: Winter Surge Continues; Current Hospitalizations Continue to Rise

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Please note, this press release was updated on Jan. 10, 2022, to correct an error in the total breakthrough cases, and to incorporate additional data points that were not immediately available at the time of the initial release.  DOVER, DE (Jan. 7, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update […]




COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Now Available for Delawareans 12 and Older

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, January 6, 2022

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) today announced that Delaware’s vaccine providers can now begin administering booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to individuals ages 12 to 15 who completed their initial Pfizer vaccine series at least five months ago.