Health & Science
‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to COVID-19 vaccine refusers
Tamara Russell, aka Revive P.O.C, hit the streets of Philadelphia to hear what residents are thinking about vaccine refusers.
3 years ago
Listen 4:32Reinfections more likely with new coronavirus variants, evidence suggests
The variant in Brazil is causing a surge in Manaus, a city where the virus previously infected huge numbers in the spring of 2020. Researchers are trying to determine why.
3 years ago
Group entrusted with Philly vaccine clinic abandoned testing, stranding communities
Many in the city’s medical community were surprised when Philly Fighting COVID opened a mass vaccination site — and stopped offering free neighborhood tests.
3 years ago
Listen 3:39The plan could keep some of the most vulnerable in Montco from getting the vaccine for months.
3 years ago
Philly trans leaders burst with pride over Biden’s historic pick of Pa.’s Rachel Levine
The Pa. health secretary would be the first openly transgender federal official confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
3 years ago
Philadelphia is launching a COVID-19 vaccine sign-up. What about the one that exists?
More than 60,000 people have already entered information at Philly Fighting COVID’s site. The city says the data won’t be shared because it isn’t an official registry.
3 years ago
People aged 65 and up can register for an appointment at mass vaccination events that start Friday, but public health officials urge patience because supplies are limited.
3 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Vaccine appointment delays; hospitalizations level off
Just days after N.J. expanded the eligibility requirements to get a coronavirus vaccine, health officials warned that residents may have to wait to schedule an appointment.
3 years ago
‘Shameful’: US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office
It is just short of the estimated 409,000 Americans who died in 2019 of strokes, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, flu and pneumonia combined.
3 years ago
3 questions and the emerging answers about COVID-19 vaccine protection
Can someone who has been vaccinated still spread the disease? Will the vaccine remain effective as the virus itself evolves? How long will the vaccine's protection last?
3 years ago
Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 US states amid winter surge
The new COVID variant is already spreading in the U.S., and the CDC has warned that it will probably become the dominant version in the country by March.
3 years ago
Pa. prisons don’t always tell families when inmates are sick. Officials are defending that policy
The DOC says it can only release medical details to emergency contacts, but critics contend it’s not doing enough to notify inmates of the need to update those authorizations.
3 years ago
‘I’ve tried everything’: Pandemic has cut options for kids with mental illness
When schools closed, children with severe mental illnesses were cut off from the services they'd come to rely on. Many have since spiraled into ERs and even police custody.
3 years ago
New CDC guidelines bring more confusion about COVID-19 vaccine
With new recommendations, states are scrambling to update their phases. The Health Desk Help Desk answers more questions on when you can get the vaccine.
3 years ago
These daily updated charts track COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Philly and Pa.
How many people have been inoculated so far — and how close is herd immunity?
3 years ago
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