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Think is a national call-in radio program, hosted by acclaimed journalist Krys Boyd and produced by KERA — North Texas’ PBS and NPR member station. Each week, listeners across the country tune in to the program to hear thought-provoking, in-depth conversations with newsmakers from across the globe.

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A mass COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Montgomery County Sunday helped nearly 2,000 5-11 year old kids get protection against the virus. (6abc)
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Skippack Pharmacy vaccinates 10,000 kids with ‘super hero’ clinics

A mass COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Montgomery County Sunday helped nearly 2,000 5-11 year old kids get protection against the virus.

3 years ago

Getting diagnosed with incurable breast cancer didn't end this reporter's life — it just marked a new chapter. She and others with the diagnosis — including a man, a new mom, and someone who's lived with the diagnosis for more than a decade — have gained some interesting insights that could help you, too. (Aaron Marin for NPR)
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We’re not dying of metastatic breast cancer. We’re living with it

3 years ago

In this photo illustration, An at-home COVID-19 test by Abbott shows a positive result on September 14, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. At-home tests are becoming increasingly difficult to find despite manufacturers boosting production as COVID-19 cases rise in schools and employers increase monitoring
NPR
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

How the U.S. got on the slow track with at-home COVID tests

Self-testing kits remain expensive and hard to find. The reasons go back to the approach the U.S. took from the outset in developing tests.

4 years ago

A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in the Norristown Public Health Center in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021
Health Care
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Sports

COVID-19 boosters on backburner for most U.S. pro sports leagues

Even as cases continue to crop up, the NFL and NHL have no current plans to follow the NBA’s lead of requiring an additional dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

4 years ago

The new wellness center in Yeadon will eventually be the 'hub' of Delaware County's future health department. (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Medicine
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Delaware County prepares for ‘soft launch’ of new health department

Delco leaders met with Pennsylvania health officials on Thursday to give the final presentation about rolling out the agency in January.

4 years ago

Fever is a possible side effect of a COVID vaccine.
Catie Dull/NPR
NPR
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health

Coronavirus FAQ: What does it mean if the booster knocks me out? What if it doesn’t?

4 years ago

A Kenyan health worker prepares to administer a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
NPR
International
Public Health

Fix the global vaccine rollout or face even worse COVID variants, experts warn

The world has "lost the plot" on equitable vaccine access and is falling far short of targets to vaccinate the global south, according to scathing assessments from experts.

4 years ago

Students settle in at their desks
K-12
New Jersey
Public Health

‘To be ‘muffled’ is not to be gagged’: Judge upholds New Jersey’s school mask mandate

A federal judge has denied a request from a group of parents who want to stop Gov. Phil Murphy’s mask requirement for anyone in a school building.

4 years ago

Hands are pictured preparing a COVID-19 vaccine
Public Health

FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster, opens extra dose to age 16

The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine.

4 years ago

A a registered nurse works on a computer while assisting a COVID-19 patient
Health Care
Pennsylvania

Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals in Chester County to close

Tower Health says a deal with Texas-based hospital management firm Canyon Atlantic Partners LLC has fallen apart and left it no options.

4 years ago

A critical care nurse administers an anti-viral medication to a COVID-positive patien
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

COVID surge: Pennsylvania hospital chain runs out of beds

Statewide, an average of 3,900 people per day have been hospitalized with COVID-19 over the past two weeks, up 50% in a month.

4 years ago

Hands are pictured preparing a COVID-19 vaccine
Health Care
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus update: State may have a ‘handful’ of cases of the omicron variant

Health Commissioner Dr. Judy Persichelli confirmed that the state lab had conducted sequencing on three suspected cases and the results are pending.

4 years ago

Shoppers wearing face masks wait in line to enter a store
NPR
Medicine
Public Health

Studies suggest sharp drop in vaccine protection v. omicron — yet cause for optimism

In small studies in South Africa and Germany, the results indicate a marked decrease in the ability of vaccines to neutralize this variant.

4 years ago

Leanna Arcilais licked by Watson, a therapy dog, as she gets a COVID-19 vaccine
National
Public Health

COVID cases spike even as U.S. reaches vaccine milestone

New cases in the U.S. climbed from an average of nearly 95,000 a day on Nov. 22 to almost 119,000 a day this week, and hospitalizations are up 25% from a month ago.

4 years ago

A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
National
Public Health

Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said lab tests showed a booster dose increased by 25-fold the level of so-called neutralizing antibodies against omicron.

4 years ago

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