Health & Science
Pennsylvania eases mask mandate for vaccinated people
Health officials said the new rules also apply to vaccinated people gathering with people from a single household who have not been vaccinated but who are considered low risk.
3 years ago
A huge spike in Medicaid enrollment in Pa. shows how devastating the coronavirus has been
Enrollment in the program rose by more than 388,000 people, or 13.7%, including in counties that, historically, have been wealthier than some of their counterparts.
3 years ago
AstraZeneca: US data shows vaccine effective for all ages
Although AstraZeneca’s vaccine has been authorized in more than 50 countries, it has not yet been given the green light in the U.S.
3 years ago
Who’s getting the COVID-19 vaccine, who isn’t, and why?
City and state officials promise to improve equity in vaccine distribution, but data shows a disparity. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk looked closer.
3 years ago
Listen 5:10‘On the frontline of injustice’: Community health workers could improve how long and well you live
Leveraging their shared life experience and local roots, community health workers aim to move the needle on long-standing health disparities.
3 years ago
Listen 4:30Minus a working federal autism committee, advocates pushed for COVID-era change
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee has been out of session for the past year, but others worked to advance coronavirus-related concerns.
3 years ago
Listen 1:31Battling older adults’ greater social isolation during COVID-19
Before the coronavirus struck, loneliness was an “epidemic” among the elderly in the U.S. The pandemic revealed it was just part of the problem.
3 years ago
Next pandemic: scientists fear another coronavirus could jump from animals to humans
Now, scientists are worried that another coronavirus will strike again, from either a bat or some other animal. So they've gone hunting for potential sources.
3 years ago
The oldest Philadelphian, 108, gets her COVID vaccine
Ruth Hopson survived the 1918 flu pandemic, and is preparing to outlive COVID-19.
3 years ago
Montco opens mass vaccine clinic in Willow Grove, to serve ‘eastern end of the county’
The new location opened Friday near the Willow Grove Park Mall. It has the capacity to vaccinate 3,000 per day.
3 years ago
Philadelphia expands vaccine eligibility as supply of doses levels off
The city is broadening eligibility as places of worship opens up and more research on COVID-19 mortality comes out.
3 years ago
Grief and mourning in a pandemic
This past year has been defined by incalculable loss at the hands of coronavirus, police brutality, and political violence. But have we really faced our collective grief?
Air Date: March 19, 2021
Listen 49:00Biden says US to hit 100 million vaccinations goal on Friday
The Biden administration on Thursday revealed the outlines of a plan to “loan” a limited number of vaccines to Canada and Mexico.
3 years ago
Air Date: March 19, 2021
Listen 48:21Scientists have found that results can change, brain scans from the same person doing the same thing can be different a week or a month later.
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