Health & Science

Gov. John Carney said the CDC could restart use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after talking with White House officials earlier today.

The city reported 747 new COVID-19 cases since Monday. Last week’s daily average of new cases was 591.

As vaccine eligibility expands, Gov. Phil Murphy promised guidance on proms, summer camps, and graduations in the coming weeks.

He joins more than four million Pennsylvanians who have gotten a first dose since the state began vaccinating people against the coronavirus in December.

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.

The U.S. cleared the 50% mark just a day after the reported global death toll from the coronavirus topped 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.

All city residents over the age of 16 are now eligible for vaccine, Philadelphia Health Commissioner Tom Farley announced Friday.

State Rep. David Bentz has introduced a bill that would eliminate pre-COVID barriers to telehealth access.

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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.

The Delaware Medical Reserve Corps has answered the call — without pay— to ensure that the state can inoculate thousands of people at mass events.

Pennsylvania took action after a CDC advisory board said Wednesday it needed more time to decide whether a handful of unusual blood clots were linked to the shot.

The Department of Health will help nursing home pharmacies to secure vaccine doses to be administered at the facilities.

The reports are exceedingly rare — six cases out of more than 7 million U.S. inoculations with the one-dose vaccine.