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Pharmacists prepare doses of the COVID-19 vaccine
NPR
Aging
National
Public Health

COVID-19 vaccine may not get to long-term care facilities quickly enough

Coronavirus vaccines are reaching more long-term facilities, but many worry they won't come soon enough to stave off more deaths.

5 years ago

Nurse Reynaldo Pella, left, was one of five staff members to simultaneously receive the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine
Health Care
New Jersey
Public Health
NJ Spotlight

N.J. looks to retired medical professionals to speed pace of COVID-19 vaccinations

Doctors, nurses, paramedics and others who go back on active duty can help protect frontline workers against COVID-19 and give vaccination efforts a shot in the arm.

5 years ago

Gov. Murphy looks on as frontline health care workers at University Hospital in Newark received their second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Medicine
New Jersey
Public Health

Confidence delivered with second shot of COVID vaccine

Frontline health workers in N.J. receive their second shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this week.

5 years ago

A health care worker holds up a syringe containing a COVID-19 vaccine at Roosevelt Care Center
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Fraction of vaccines distributed, two mega sites to open Friday

Gov. Murphy praised the state for administering 101,417 vaccinations by Monday, but that is just a fraction of the roughly 400,000 doses sent to New Jersey.

5 years ago

Dr. Dan Gottlieb
Behavioral Health
Mental Health

How to spot the ‘bright stars’ in our lives and find peace after a difficult year

WHYY’s Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with psychologist Dan Gottlieb about how to find peace and well-being in the wake of a stressful 2020.

5 years ago

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A Penn Medicine worker receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus update: With holidays over, vaccination effort expected to ramp up

“What we need to do now is to continue all the mitigation efforts … stay at home, do not participate in large or small gatherings,” Levine said.

5 years ago

Paraprofessional Jessica Wein helps Josh Nazzaro, who lives with autism, with his classwork while attending class virtually from his home
Kids
Pennsylvania
Public Health
WITF

Thousands of Pa. children with autism are set to lose access to treatment in mid-January

A change at the state level is blocking funding for a type of one-on-one therapy when conducted at clinics rather than in the home.

5 years ago

Norman Einspruch, 88, a cardiology patient at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Fla., receives his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine
NPR
National
Public Health

COVID-19 cases surge in US as vaccinations fall below government predictions

Saturday's total of 299,087 new cases marks a new single-day high for the U.S. Meanwhile, vaccination campaigns are off to a disorganized start.

5 years ago

James Kerr, an EMT with Emergency Medical Staffing Solutions, enters the Chester County Public Health Department’s health clinic to receive the Moderna vaccine. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health Care
Public Health
Health Desk Help Desk

Everyone wants to know: When can I get the COVID vaccine?

Weeks after the rollout of the first coronavirus vaccine, questions continue to pour in from readers and listeners on when it'll be more readily available.

5 years ago

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A health care worker wears personal protective equipment as she speaks with a patient at a mobile testing location
Philadelphia
Public Health

‘It’s not going to be anything magical,’ but there is hope: Here’s what to expect for the pandemic in 2021

Another post-holiday spike is likely as the new calendar year begins. But health experts also look forward to the vaccine rollout picking up steam.

5 years ago

Ambulances are parked outside the NHS Nightingale hospital at the Excel centre in east London on January 1, 2021
NPR
International
Public Health

New COVID-19 variant spreads to dozens of countries

The new strain, which likely originated in the U.K., has spread to more than 30 countries across continents. Meanwhile, the U.S. saw record COVID deaths in December.

5 years ago

Health care worker Demetra Ransom comforts a patient in the Covid-19 ward at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston,
NPR
National
Public Health

US surpasses 20 million confirmed coronavirus cases

In less than two months, the country doubled its total number of infections, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

5 years ago

An illustration of socializing creatively in the time of COVID
NPR
Home & Family
Mental Health

Don’t let the pandemic winter get you down: 9 creative ways to socialize safely

With bad pandemic news and endless social distancing, it can already feel like the longest winter ever. But keeping up nourishing bonds of human connection is possible.

5 years ago

A sign warns patrons to wear a mask in the Ironbound section of Newark
Business
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. gets more than 1,000 workplace COVID-19 safety complaints after Murphy order

Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order in November imposing new coronavirus rules on public and private employers.

5 years ago

A mural created by artist Nile Livingston was installed at 17th and Vine streets along with a public hand washing station meant for people who are living with housing instability. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. shelters adapt to risks of COVID-19 as winter surge continues

The combination of winter and the possibility of a pandemic-related wave of evictions is putting extra pressure on shelters to prepare for an influx of people.

5 years ago

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