Health

With impending federal approval to use the Pfizer vaccine on adolescents, New Jersey officials are devising plans to inoculate this younger population.

More than a year after it was closed to car traffic, Philadelphia officials have announced that Martin Luther King Drive will reopen the first week of August.

After waiting their turn, some of Chesco’s mostly Latino mushroom farm workers waited a bit longer to get their shots right on the job.

How do the vaccines boost immunity? Do people who’ve had the virus even need a dose? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked about the research.

It's part of the administration's push to get 70% of adults in the U.S. vaccinated with at least one dose by July 4.

As bad as the reported numbers are, the actual toll is likely much worse. India's relentless virus surge is leading to shortages of hospital beds, medical oxygen and drugs.

From South Carolina to Washington, states are requesting the Biden administration send them only a fraction of what's been allocated to them.

Since COVID-19 took hold, mental health experts say, more adolescents and young adults have sought help to combat their eating disorders.

Having trouble figuring out where to get vaccinated in Pa? Now, there’s a new and improved app to help you.

Since Jan. 20, more than 200,000 Delawareans signed up for the vaccine through the state’s waiting list. Now, as interest has waned, the list is ending.

The state Health Department said Friday it will use vaccines.gov as its mapping source effective immediately.

Activists and humanitarian institutions cheered after the U.S. reversed course Wednesday and called for a waiver of intellectual property protections on the vaccine.

This kind of mental fog is real and can have a few different causes. But at the root of it are the stress and trauma of the past year, say mental health experts.

N.J. has launched a website where homebound residents or their caregivers can request an in-home COVID-19 vaccination. The state’s call center can also assist.

Experts warn that a “substantial increase” in hospitalizations and deaths is possible if unvaccinated people do not follow basic precautions such as wearing a mask.