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I’m pregnant. Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe for me and my baby?

What is the risk, if any, while someone is expecting? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk looked into what the research is showing.

4 years ago

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Paramedic Jim McCanns prepares a first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for Lucille Breslin at her home in Upper Darby on April 6, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Delco closes Aston mass vaccination site in a shift to smaller pop-up sites

Driving the switch is a decrease in visitors and a Delaware County goal of reaching people without transportation access.

4 years ago

Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart is the director of Faith-Based and Interfaith Affairs in the Mayor’s Office of Public Engagement at the City of Philadelphia. (Photo courtesy of Naomi Washington-Leapheart)
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Philadelphia’s faith leaders partner with one another and the city to increase vaccine access in communities of color

Places of worship have deep roots in local communities. All Faiths Vaccination Campaign is leveraging those relationships to address racial inequities.

4 years ago

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A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
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J&J vaccine doses to be released, but many will be tossed

U.S. regulators are allowing the release of 10 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory, but many other doses can't be used.

4 years ago

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The Miracle and Menace of Plastic

Plastic gets a bad rap — over the years, it’s become synonymous with environmental destruction, cheap fakery, needless consumption, a ...

Air Date: June 11, 2021

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Personal data from Pa. contact tracing calls still online despite assurances it had been secured

The information, contained in an active Google spreadsheet, includes the names of people who were potentially infected with the coronavirus.

4 years ago

A person holds a mask while walking outside in Philadelphia, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Philly to lift indoor mask restrictions and 11 p.m. last call beginning Friday

Vaccinated Philadelphians will no longer need to wear masks indoors, except in certain settings, like public transportation, schools, city courts.

4 years ago

Thomas W. Munson receives his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Elizabeth Lash
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N.J. data show breakthrough COVID-19 cases are very rare

COVID-19 vaccines are effective and state officials have the data to prove it. Of more than two million residents who were fully vaccinated, a small fraction got the virus.

4 years ago

Philadelphia’s Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole, Pennsylvania’s Acting Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson, CEO and president of the Please Touch Museum Patricia Wellenbach, and Acting Secretary of Human Services for Pennsylvania Meg Snead inside the Please Touch Museum
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Parents may have ‘a little bit of anxiety,’ but officials say most activities are safe for young, unvaccinated kids

At the Please Touch Museum Tuesday, Philadelphia and Pa. health officials discussed safety guidelines for children who can’t get the vaccine yet.

4 years ago

Law enforcement officers guard the beach as they wait for Marine One, with President Joe Biden on board, to land at Rehoboth Beach, Del., Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Biden is spending a few days at his home in Rehoboth Beach to celebrate first lady Jill Biden's 70th birthday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Health

With COVID-19 cases still on steep decline, Carney not worried about getting on neighbors’ quarantine lists this summer

The governor was often peeved last year when residents were being told to quarantine when visiting New Jersey or Pennsylvania. This year he’s optimistic that won’t happen.

4 years ago

A child and her mother wear face masks while walking through a park
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As more kids go back to day care and preschool, pediatricians see an uptick in visits

With little ones in group learning settings again, those runny noses and ear infections are starting to come back too, doctors say.

4 years ago

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A person holds a mask while walking outside in Philadelphia, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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In liberal Philly, a year of anxiety over health and politics makes it hard to ditch the mask

For some, loosening mask restrictions have become a source of stress and uncertainty — a sign of the erosion of trust that’s occurred during the pandemic.

4 years ago

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Alzheimer’s Disease: care, treatment and prevention

FDA approved the controversial Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab. We'll talk with Penn Memory Center's Dr. Jason Karlawish about the decision and the state of Alzheimer's research.

Air Date: June 8, 2021 10:00 am

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Mary Jenkins, left, received the COVID-19 vaccine in Paterson, N.J., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Volunteers head to Trenton, Camden, Atlantic City with vaccine information

If you’re living in a part of Trenton, Camden, or Atlantic City with low vaccination rates, you might get a knock on your door this week from a state volunteer.

4 years ago

A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Philly residents could win as much as $50K for getting COVID vaccine

There will be three drawings in June and July, with the first one on June 21. There is a total of $400,000 in giveaways, including cash prizes.

4 years ago

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