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Health & Science

Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the Senate
Health

Fauci hopeful COVID vaccines get full OK by FDA within weeks

The FDA has only granted emergency-use approval of the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, but the agency is expected to soon give full approval to Pfizer.

4 years ago

A nursing student administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Protesters pan vaccine mandate by largest Delaware hospital

All ChristianaCare employees must receive the first dose of the vaccine by Sept. 21, or the health system with terminate workers who don’t unless given an exemption.

4 years ago

A data scientist working in tech, Michael Donnelly became an amateur COVID-19 watcher early in the pandemic. When his vaccinated friends started getting sick following July Fourth festivities in Provincetown, Mass., he documented more than 50 breakthrough cases that ultimately led the CDC to changing its guidance on masking. (Jason LeCras for NPR)
NPR
Health

How a gay community helped the CDC spot a COVID outbreak — and learn more about delta

The CDC has a lot of ways to pick up on COVID-19 outbreaks, but those methods often take a while to bear fruit. Not so with the Provincetown, Mass., cluster.

4 years ago

Passengers wait in a long line to get a COVID-19 test to travel overseas at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Recent flight cancelations caused many passengers to redo their tests while others were unable to get the test locally due to long lines caused by the surge of the Delta variant. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Health

U.S. now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day

Health officials fear that cases, hospitalizations and deaths will continue to soar if more Americans don’t embrace the vaccine.

4 years ago

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2021, file photo, a man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the Martin Luther King Senior Center in North Las Vegas. The nation is poised to get a third vaccine against COVID-19, but health officials are concerned that at first glance the Johnson & Johnson shot may not be seen as equal to other options from Pfizer and Moderna. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Health

Some in U.S. getting COVID-19 boosters without FDA approval

The U.S. government has not approved booster shots against the virus, saying it has yet to see evidence they are necessary.

4 years ago

The Branches at Centerville in Camden. (April Saul for WHYY)
Health

Rutgers-Camden study helps some Camden residents cope with pandemic

Rutgers-Camden study helped show residents how mindfulness and yoga can help people cope with stress including the pandemic.

4 years ago

This June 1, 2018, file photo shows a housing unit in the west section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix in Collegeville, Pa. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)
Health

Pa. prisons halt visitation for unvaccinated prisoners, will house prisoners by vaccination status

Corrections Secretary John Wetzel said the policies are part of the system’s effort to limit the contact the unvaccinated have with potential carriers of the coronavirus.

4 years ago

A United Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway for take off from Denver International Airport last month. The carrier has become the first major U.S. airline to require employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. (David Zalubowski/AP)
NPR
Health

United becomes the 1st major U.S. airline to require employees be vaccinated

United Airlines has told its 67,000 U.S.-based employees that they will need to be inoculated against COVID-19 by late October to stay on the job.

4 years ago

Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen went door-to-door to encourage residents to get COVID-19 vaccinations. (6ABC)
Health
6ABC

‘We’re coming to you!’ Camden mayor goes door-to-door with bullhorn urging vaccinations

Only 50% of adults in the city of Camden are fully vaccinated. Sixty-four percent of adults in the county are vaccinated. The goal is to get each area to 70% vaccination.

4 years ago

Composition of people faces, colors, organic textures, and flowing curves
The Pulse
Health

Who We Are at Core

Who are you? There are dozens of ways to answer that question, from your name and nationality, to your relationships and job, all the way ...

Air Date: August 6, 2021

Listen 48:59
Delaware Gov. John Carney speaks at a podium
Health

Amid sharp COVID-19 spike, Carney considers school mask mandate, vax order for some Delaware workers

With Delaware COVID-19 cases up 600% in five weeks, Gov. Carney considers whether to order a mask mandate in schools.

4 years ago

A registered nurse prepares to enter a COVID-19 patient's room
Health

‘There are only so many beds’: COVID-19 surge hits hospitals

COVID hospitalizations are again surging as the virus’ more potent delta variant cuts across the country. The swift rise is forcing hospitals to pivot back to COVID readiness.

4 years ago

A sign advises shoppers to wear masks outside of a store
Radio Times
Health

Covid-19 Delta variant: The latest science and guidance

"We stand with you, providing science and updated guidance in real time, to keep you and your families safe," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said Monday.

Air Date: August 4, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:29
The numerals in this illustration show the main mutation sites of the delta variant of the coronavirus, which is likely the most contagious version. Here, the virus's spike protein (red) binds to a receptor on a human cell (blue).
(Juan Gaertner/Science Source)
Health

‘A war against ourselves’: Why Pa. and N.J. are preparing now for a delta variant surge

New Jersey and Pennsylvania have been shielded from the delta outbreaks seen in other parts of the country. That trend line is changing.

4 years ago

A student receives her vaccine at West Philly's Back to School JAM. (Luisa Suarez/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Back to School JAM offers summer fun along with vaccination opportunities

The event, a collaboration between the School District of Philadelphia and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, is part of an effort to get kids over 12 ready for classes.

4 years ago

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