Health & Science

“Many of these areas with profound disparities have a history of redlining, showing a direct link between historical racism and the health effects of today."

Camden County-run vaccination sites are booked through October, but appointments are still available at the FEMA-supported site in Camden which closes Friday.

Starting March 17, anyone in Delaware over the age of 50 will be eligible to get a vaccine at their local pharmacy. Medical providers will still prioritize high-risk groups.

Walk-up appointments will be available to Philly residents eligible in Phases 1A and 1B who can show ID or proof of address from 22 ZIP codes.

Host of the Hidden Brain podcast, Shankar Vedantam discusses his new book about why we lie to ourselves and the risks and benefits of self-deception.

The switch from invite-only is intended to close the gap in vaccination rate, which varies widely across the city.

Philly began allowing walk-ins this weekend after noticing that some of its appointment slots were going unclaimed, health officials said.

In a dream world, people would be able to get their shot with a coffee and Krimpet.

What does “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19 mean? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk looked at the new CDC guidelines, and some specific situations.

The study shows children and adolescents with the disease have a highly activated immune response, similar to that of adults with severe COVID-19.

The government’s top infectious disease expert lamented polling showing that Trump supporters are more likely to refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Office of Senior Services is looking for even more people to staff the phone line helping seniors and those without computers pre-register for shots.

Asian Americans were most likely to be misclassified in coronavirus statistics, despite a disproportionate burden of infection and mortality.

For the Classes of 2020 and 2021, anxiety can be high if you took a gap year, or didn’t. If you applied away from home, or didn’t.

A research team from CHOP and Penn is studying survey responses from 913 women about their experiences in pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum.