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Health

President Joe Biden holds a mask in his hand as he speaks from a podium
National
Public 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.

5 years ago

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

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.

5 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Delaware
Public Health

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.

5 years ago

A member of Penn State Health's vaccination clinic staff administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Pennsylvania
Public Health

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.

5 years ago

Travelers walk through the Salt Lake City International Airport
NPR
National
Public Health
Travel

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.

5 years ago

Miriam Palomino, right, receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Paterson
New Jersey
Public Health

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.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf receives a COVID-19 vaccine from Family First Health Care Medical Director Dr. Asceline S. Go in York on April 19, 2021. (Commonwealth Media Services)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
WITF

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.

5 years ago

A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at a vaccination site setup
Health Care
Public Health
Health Desk Help Desk

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.

5 years ago

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A line forms outside the Center for Architecture and Design on Arch Street
Medicine
National
Public Health

Half 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.

5 years ago

Adam Jackson receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination
NPR
Employment
National
Public Health

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.

5 years ago

In this April 9, 2021, file photo, people queue to be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 during a vaccination campaign at WiZink indoor arena in Madrid, Spain. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
International
Public Health

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.

5 years ago

Thomas W. Munson receives his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Elizabeth Lash
Pennsylvania
Public Health

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.

5 years ago

Telemedicine
Delaware
Health Care
Politics
Public Health

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.

5 years ago

Rowhouses on North 50th Street in West Philadelphia.
Neighborhoods
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

Living in majority-Black neighborhoods in Philly linked to increased maternal health issues, Penn Medicine study finds

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.

5 years ago

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Medical Reserve Corps members work with the National Guard and state public health employees in giving vaccinations at Delaware's mass events, like this one at Dover International Speedway. (Courtesy of Mary Kampman)
Delaware
Public Health

Putting 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.

5 years ago

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