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In this March 3, 2021, file photo, the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is held by pharmacist Madeline Acquilano at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Health

J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while officials seek evidence

The reports are exceedingly rare — six cases out of more than 7 million U.S. inoculations with the one-dose vaccine.

6 days ago

COVID-19 vaccine seekers interact with FEMA volunteers at the clinic at Esperanza in North Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Esperanza FEMA vaccine site is back on its feet after J&J setback

Philadelphia’s second largest mass clinic, in the middle of the city’s most undervaccinated ZIP code, had to reschedule hundreds of Tuesday appointments.

6 days ago

Nurse Reynaldo Pella, left, was one of five staff members to simultaneously receive the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, N.J., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. The hospital received almost 1000 doses of the vaccine in the middle of a snowstorm which blanketed much of the Northeast in snow. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Vaccines on track despite J&J pause; State considers aid for undocumented immigrants

Gov. Phil Murphy said the statewide pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would not impact the state’s goal of reaching herd immunity by the end of June.

6 days ago

Chairs are seen inside the FEMA-run vaccination site at Pennsylvania Convention Center
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: FEMA’s Convention Center vaccine site will stay open 4 more weeks

FEMA has agreed to keep its COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City open through May 26.

6 days ago

The beach coastline of Ocean City
Science

N.J. offshore wind to connect at 2 former power plants onshore

The northern connection would be at the former Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey Twp; the southern connection would be at the former B.L. England plant in Upper Twp.

6 days ago

Members of the military inoculate people with the COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Pa. coronavirus update: Philly surpasses 1M doses

After a slow start in December, the city has administered more than one million vaccines.

7 days ago

Block G is toured in the West section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix Friday June 1, 2018 in Collegeville, Pa. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Health

Autopsy report pending for Pa. prisoner who died 2 days after receiving J&J vaccine

SCI Phoenix in Montco stopped administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Friday — the same day a 45-year-old incarcerated man died.

7 days ago

FILE - This Sept. 22, 2010 file photo shows bottles of the abortion-inducing drug RU-486 at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, the acting head of the Food and Drug Administration said women seeking an abortion pill will not be required to visit a doctor's office or clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the latest reversal in ongoing legal battles over use of the medication. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Health

U.S. agency says women can get abortion pill via telemedicine

U.S. health officials say women seeking an abortion pill will not be required to visit a doctor’s office or clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic.

1 week ago

A sign indicates that Philly's FEMA vaccination site is rescheduling appointments Tuesday
Health

Philly region vaccine providers shift course as U.S. recommends ‘pause’ for J&J

The CDC said it was investigating unusual clots in six women that occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson shot.

1 week ago

Two Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies released Monday shed new light on the racial and ethnic disparities in hospitalizations and emergency visits related to COVID-19 last year. (Blake Nissen/Boston Globe via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Studies confirm racial, ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations and visits

Days after declaring racism a serious public health threat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a pair of studies.

1 week ago

N.J. Transit worker Antonio Harriot waits in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: ‘Don’t get choosy’ Murphy warns as vaccine shipment drops

State officials urge residents to get any vaccine available as Johnson & Johnson doses could be scarce. Meanwhile, Camden County has 2,000 unclaimed doses on hand.

1 week ago

Cole Smith receives a Moderna variant vaccine shot from clinical research nurse Tigisty Girmay
Health

Tweaked COVID vaccines in testing aim to fend off variants

New studies of experimental updates to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines mark a critical first step toward an alternative if the virus eventually outsmarts today’s shots.

1 week ago

People sit in an observation area after being inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Most Pa. residents eligible for COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday; State to launch mobile unit

Many parts of the state opened Phase 1C Monday, but according to the Department of Health, appointments remain available, prompting the change.

1 week ago

The exterior of Bradford Hospital
Keystone Crossroads
Health

‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Rural Pa. residents lament more cuts to local hospitals during pandemic

“The problem is, as small hospitals go away, there goes your community. Do you want to move to a community that doesn't have a hospital?”

1 week ago

A man gets the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
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How can I help other people get the COVID vaccine?

There are many ways to get the shot to someone else: inform your neighbors; assist with appointments; volunteer with local vaccination efforts.

1 week ago

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