Health & Science
Use the Linc for vaccinations? Mayor says no, lawmakers say yes, residents just want their shot
The founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, cited as a potential clinic provider, feels caught in the middle of a political fight.
3 years ago
Black Doctors Consortium wants vaccine line-jumpers to wait their turn
Dr. Ala Stanford says people who don’t yet qualify are showing up at her group’s vaccine clinics, forcing her to be a moral compass.
3 years ago
Listen 2:11Philly restaurants can raise indoor dining to half-capacity if they pass an air test
Restaurants will have to ensure that they meet the required standard of air changes per hour in order to raise indoor dining limits.
3 years ago
‘Your Turn’: Pa. rolls out tool to alert residents of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility
The tool will help Pennsylvanians understand where they fall in the prioritization effort, and will alert them when it is their turn to schedule a COVID vaccine appointment.
3 years ago
COVID-19 cases, positivity rates, hospitalizations continue to plummet in Delaware
Delaware is one of nine states that has given at least 10% of its residents at least one of two needed vaccination shots, its public health director says.
3 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: Philly case counts see a ‘downward trend’
City officials are encouraged by the overall decline in case counts, but they are still urging people not to let their guard down.
3 years ago
The nonprofit Public Health Management Corp. offered vaccines to its 3,000-member staff, many of whom aren’t eligible yet.
3 years ago
Philadelphia to release details about vaccine distribution, reversing initial policy
On the state level, this kind of information is already published regularly.
3 years ago
Older Pennsylvanians, who are supposed to be among the first in line to get the vaccine, are also struggling with clunky and disjointed online signups.
3 years ago
WHO team: Coronavirus likely jumped to humans from animal
WHO food safety and animal diseases expert Peter Ben Embarek announced that assessment Tuesday at the end of a visit by a WHO team that is investigating the virus' origins.
3 years ago
White House COVID-19 adviser Andy Slavitt says there are no vaccine ‘silver bullets’
Scientists say vaccinations need to be as fast as possible to prevent more contagious coronavirus variants from taking over.
3 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Over 1 million vaccines administered as U.K. variant cases climb
Public officials celebrated Monday as New Jersey hit a milestone: More than one million vaccine doses have gone to residents, workers, and students across the state.
3 years ago
Booker re-introduces ‘Momnibus’ legislation to improve Black maternal health care
The “Momnibus” was originally introduced in March 2020 but got little traction because it was just days before the country was thrown full bore into the COVID-19 pandemic.
3 years ago
Why can’t I get a COVID vaccine appointment?
How long is the wait to hear back? Is it first-come, first-served? What about line-jumping? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk wondered too.
3 years ago
Listen 5:34How the Philly Fighting COVID scandal has hurt a health center group’s reputation
30-year-old Philadelphia FIGHT provides health care and coronavirus testing. It wants people to know it is not involved with the similarly named start-up.
3 years ago
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