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Dr. Hajar Mokhlis, a pharmacist with the Jefferson COVID-19 mobile unit, prepares vaccine doses in the art room at Universal Institute Charter School in South Philadelphia
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Why is it so hard to get a COVID booster these days?

Demand is high, and appointments in and around Philadelphia are at a premium right now. But super vaccination clinics probably won’t be back.

4 years ago

The New Jersey State House in Trenton, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021
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N.J. Assembly to meet in person again after standoff over COVID vaccine mandate

After a week of virtual hearings, the N.J. Assembly will once again meet in person. It comes after a judge denied a GOP request to block the State House COVID-19 policy.

4 years ago

A mass COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Montgomery County Sunday helped nearly 2,000 5-11 year old kids get protection against the virus. (6abc)
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Skippack Pharmacy vaccinates 10,000 kids with ‘super hero’ clinics

A mass COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Montgomery County Sunday helped nearly 2,000 5-11 year old kids get protection against the virus.

4 years ago

Getting diagnosed with incurable breast cancer didn't end this reporter's life — it just marked a new chapter. She and others with the diagnosis — including a man, a new mom, and someone who's lived with the diagnosis for more than a decade — have gained some interesting insights that could help you, too. (Aaron Marin for NPR)
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We’re not dying of metastatic breast cancer. We’re living with it

4 years ago

Blue Origin's latest space passengers from left, Laura Shepard Churchley, Dylan Taylor, Michael Strahan, Cameron Bess, Lane Bess, and Evan Dick pose for a photo in front of the booster rocket at the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021
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Michael Strahan flies to space with astronaut’s daughter

The Amazon founder's space company launched the former football player and co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Saturday morning from West Texas.

4 years ago

In this photo illustration, An at-home COVID-19 test by Abbott shows a positive result on September 14, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. At-home tests are becoming increasingly difficult to find despite manufacturers boosting production as COVID-19 cases rise in schools and employers increase monitoring
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Health

How the U.S. got on the slow track with at-home COVID tests

Self-testing kits remain expensive and hard to find. The reasons go back to the approach the U.S. took from the outset in developing tests.

4 years ago

A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in the Norristown Public Health Center in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021
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COVID-19 boosters on backburner for most U.S. pro sports leagues

Even as cases continue to crop up, the NFL and NHL have no current plans to follow the NBA’s lead of requiring an additional dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

4 years ago

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

Delaware County prepares for ‘soft launch’ of new health department

Delco leaders met with Pennsylvania health officials on Thursday to give the final presentation about rolling out the agency in January.

4 years ago

Fever is a possible side effect of a COVID vaccine.
Catie Dull/NPR
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Health

Coronavirus FAQ: What does it mean if the booster knocks me out? What if it doesn’t?

4 years ago

Saul Griffith is the author of Electrify (photo/Clayton Boyd)
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Electrifying everything: some optimism for climate change

Saul Griffith's hopeful and realistic action plan for fighting climate change while boosting the job market is to electrify, electrify, electrify.

Air Date: December 10, 2021 10:00 am

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A Kenyan health worker prepares to administer a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
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Fix the global vaccine rollout or face even worse COVID variants, experts warn

The world has "lost the plot" on equitable vaccine access and is falling far short of targets to vaccinate the global south, according to scathing assessments from experts.

4 years ago

A rendering of a brain breaking apart into small pieces
The Pulse
Science

Amnesia, Opioids and Why We Forget

In 2018, Owen Rivers woke up in a hospital bed after a fentanyl overdose — and could no longer form new memories. It was a terrifying e ...

Air Date: December 10, 2021

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Students settle in at their desks
Health

‘To be ‘muffled’ is not to be gagged’: Judge upholds New Jersey’s school mask mandate

A federal judge has denied a request from a group of parents who want to stop Gov. Phil Murphy’s mask requirement for anyone in a school building.

4 years ago

Hands are pictured preparing a COVID-19 vaccine
Health

FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster, opens extra dose to age 16

The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine.

4 years ago

A a registered nurse works on a computer while assisting a COVID-19 patient
Health

Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals in Chester County to close

Tower Health says a deal with Texas-based hospital management firm Canyon Atlantic Partners LLC has fallen apart and left it no options.

4 years ago

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