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A nursing student administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
National
Public Health

As variant rises, COVID-19 vaccine plan targets ‘movable middle’

The message is about public health, not ideology. The focus is a group health officials term the “movable middle” — some 55 million unvaccinated adults seen as persuadable.

4 years ago

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Business
Economy
Public Health

U.S. companies shifted to make N95 respirators during COVID. Now, they’re struggling

The nationwide vaccination campaign, combined with an influx of cheaper, Chinese-made masks and N95 respirators, has dramatically cut into the companies' sales.

4 years ago

Vaccine sweepstakes winner Daniel Silva and Dr. Angela Duckworth hold a giant check during a press event at Maria de los Santos Health Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Public Health

‘Just take it’: West Oak Lane resident wins Philly vaccine sweepstakes, encourages others to get vaxxed

The sweepstakes winner, Daniel Silva, is putting his winnings into savings — and taking a post-pandemic victory lap in Las Vegas with his partner.

4 years ago

A person holds a mask while walking outside in Philadelphia, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
6ABC

Pennsylvania lifting universal masking order on Monday

The mask mandate will be lifted as of 12:01 a.m. on June 28, the Department of Health announced Friday.

4 years ago

People line up in their cars to get tested for COVID-19 at a pop-up testing clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Friday. Parts of Sydney will go into lockdown late Friday because of a growing coronavirus outbreak in Australia's largest city. (Dean Lewins/AP)
NPR
Public Health

New COVID-19 outbreaks are driving some places back under lockdown and behind masks

An increase of coronavirus infections around the world is forcing some governments to reimplement lockdown measures to control the spread of the virus.

4 years ago

A sign outside Lovett notes that free meals are available for kids during the summer.
Food & Drink
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia

City of Philadelphia offers free meals for kids at over 500 sites this summer

The City of Philadelphia, along with partners, is supporting over 500 meal sites to give free and healthy meals to the city's children and youth.

4 years ago

Frustrated woman with nervous problem feel anxiety and confusion of thoughts illustration
The Pulse
Behavioral Health

The Undercurrent of Anxiety

Anxiety can feel like a buzzing electric current that fuels our thoughts and behaviors. There are the well-known symptoms — chest pains ...

Air Date: June 25, 2021

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Maiken Scott attempts to tamp down her over-the-top startle response. (Courtesy of Maiken Scott)
The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Explainers

Can you tamp down your over-the-top startle response?

Jumping at the slightest little thing can be annoying and embarrassing. Why do some people startle so easily, and can they do anything about it?

4 years ago

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The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Mental Health

How to stop worrying and learn to love the unknown

People can reframe their relationship with uncertainty and that can help relieve some of their anxiety.

4 years ago

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The exterior of Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Business
Employment
Health Care

Health care professionals unanimously vote to unionize in Delaware County hospitals

About 100 health care workers at Taylor Hospital and Delaware County Memorial Hospital have unanimously voted to unionize because of staff shortages and low pay.

4 years ago

Karen McKnight stands in her backyard holding two books written by her brother
National
Public Health

Nearly all COVID deaths in U.S. are now among unvaccinated

An AP analysis of government data from May shows that “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of 853,000+ COVID hospitalizations.

4 years ago

A COVID-19 vaccination clinic last month in Auburn, Maine. A drop in life expectancy in the U.S. stems largely from the coronavirus pandemic, a new study says. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
NPR
Public Health

The pandemic led to the biggest drop in U.S. life expectancy since WWII, study finds

A new study estimates that life expectancy in the U.S. decreased by nearly two years between 2018 and 2020, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago

A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Radio Times
Medicine
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

Herd immunity, Covid shot hesitancy, and trusted vaccine ambassadors

Why are we falling short of President Biden's 70% vaccination rate target for July 4th? Also, the latest on the Delta variant and how barber shops are becoming vaccine hubs.

Air Date: June 23, 2021 10:00 am

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Vaccination rates in Delaware decline as the age group gets younger. (State of Delaware)
Delaware
Public Health

‘It’s gonna be close,’ Carney says of Delaware hitting 70% vaccination mark by deadline

Delaware is still about 7,000 arms short of reaching the governor’s benchmark by the Fourth of July.

4 years ago

A sign outside a COVID-19 vaccination center reads,
NPR
National
Public Health

Delta variant of the coronavirus could dominate in U.S. within weeks

More contagious than other variants, and maybe more likely to cause severe disease, Delta is spreading so fast it could cause yet another U.S. surge this summer or fall.

4 years ago

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