Health
White House offers new tax credit to help spur vaccinations
With more than 50% of adults at least partially vaccinated and roughly 28 million vaccine doses being delivered each week, demand has eclipsed supply.
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Meet the board members who will take Delco to its health department goal line
The panel convenes May 6, with a busy future ahead: The hope is to have the county’s first health department up and running by January.
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Del. coronavirus update: Carney hopes J&J vaccine gets the greenlight as cases rise
Gov. John Carney said the CDC could restart use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after talking with White House officials earlier today.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Philly cases jump, despite vaccine eligibility
The city reported 747 new COVID-19 cases since Monday. Last week’s daily average of new cases was 591.
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State Department to issue travel warnings amid ‘unprecedented’ COVID-19 risks
The department said the new advisories will "better reflect the CDC's science." Americans are urged not to travel to nearly 80% of countries around the globe.
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N.J. coronavirus update: All residents age 16 and up now eligible for vaccines
As vaccine eligibility expands, Gov. Phil Murphy promised guidance on proms, summer camps, and graduations in the coming weeks.
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Gov. Tom Wolf gets his first COVID-19 vaccine dose
He joins more than four million Pennsylvanians who have gotten a first dose since the state began vaccinating people against the coronavirus in December.
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I got the COVID vaccine. Are my side effects normal?
Fatigue and fever, itching, and irregular menstruation. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk looked into which post-vaccination symptoms are common… and which aren’t.
3 years ago
Listen 5:58Half of U.S. adults have received at least one COVID-19 shot
The U.S. cleared the 50% mark just a day after the reported global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million.
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For some Americans, getting a vaccine is as easy as showing up to work
Companies like Tyson and Amazon are offering on-site coronavirus vaccinations to their employees in order to remove barriers to getting the shots.
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Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
The number of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the population of Kyiv, Ukraine; Caracas, Venezuela; or metropolitan Lisbon, Portugal.
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Philadelphia expands vaccine eligibility to all adults
All city residents over the age of 16 are now eligible for vaccine, Philadelphia Health Commissioner Tom Farley announced Friday.
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Delaware lawmakers want pandemic-related telehealth access to continue permanently
State Rep. David Bentz has introduced a bill that would eliminate pre-COVID barriers to telehealth access.
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U.S. cases of severe maternal morbidity are on the rise, and deep racial disparities persist. A new study shows where you live might be a factor.
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Listen 1:26Putting shots in arms, nurse volunteers are backbone of Delaware mass vaccination events
The Delaware Medical Reserve Corps has answered the call — without pay— to ensure that the state can inoculate thousands of people at mass events.
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