
Health & Science
‘The people live here’: First Philly-run mass vaccination clinics target underserved neighborhoods
Residents in Phase 1B say they’ve had a hard time signing up for COVID-19 vaccines. The city hopes to change that with three centrally located clinics.
4 years ago
More slots open at Dover speedway for second vaccination shots
The event at the speedway best known for NASCAR races had previously been open to a select group. Now anyone who has received the first shot can try to get an appointment.
4 years ago
“Under Our Roof:” Rep. Madeleine Dean and son Harry Cunnane on addiction and recovery
PA Congresswoman Madeleine Dean and son Harry Cunnane talk about Harry's battle with addiction and his path to recovery, a story they share in their book, "Under Our Roof."
Air Date: February 23, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:02America’s pandemic toll: In one year, half a million lives
As the year unfolded, Associated Press photographers formed a pictorial record of suffering, emotion and resilience. It shows the year that changed America.
4 years ago
Side effects, transmission, efficacy: What do we know about the COVID-19 vaccine now?
WHYY’s Help Desk Health Desk looked into how ongoing research and months of real world distribution has changed what we know about the vaccine.
4 years ago
Listen 5:36U.S. coronavirus death toll approaches milestone of 500,000
The figure surpasses the number of people who died in 2019 of chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, Alzheimer’s, flu and pneumonia combined.
4 years ago
Washington taps pastors to overcome racial divide on vaccine
Black residents make up a little under half of Washington’s population, but constitute nearly three-fourths of the city's COVID-19 deaths.
4 years ago
Philly opens three new mass vaccine sites Monday. Here’s what you need to know.
The rotating clinics will be located in Kensington, North Philadelphia, and West Philadelphia, with plans to vaccinate high-priority city residents eligible in Phase 1B.
4 years ago
‘People want to live’: Huge turnout, long lines at Black Doctors Consortium’s 24-hour vaccine clinic
The “vax-a-thon” was Philly’s first 24-hour vaccine clinic and the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium surpassed their vaccination goal before midnight.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania health systems believed they were following state orders when they used vaccines that were supposed to be set aside for people awaiting their second doses.
4 years ago
FEMA opening mass vaccination site at Pennsylvania Convention Center
The downtown Philadelphia convention center can handle vaccinating 6,000 people daily from the coronavirus, officials said.
4 years ago
230K vaccine doses bound for N.J. delayed by winter weather
New Jersey did not receive about 230,000 first and second COVID vaccine shots this week because of weather-related delays in other parts of the country.
4 years ago
N.J. and Delaware working to sequence more coronavirus samples to track variants
The U.S. is still far behind other countries when it comes to doing enough of the lab work needed to keep track of the variants of SARS-CoV-2.
4 years ago
School closures during the pandemic have pushed education for millions of kids into a virtual setting. The sudden changes have caused som ...
Air Date: February 19, 2021
Listen 49:04The walk-in clinic will be open from noon Feb. 19 to noon Feb. 20, but only for those eligible in Phase 1B and from certain Philadelphia ZIP codes.
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