Health & Science

The city’s acting health commissioner said existing providers would be tapped to distribute third vaccine doses once CDC guidelines are finalized.

Tangtang Zhao, 34, allegedly sold 125 authentic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccination cards to 11 buyers in March and April.

The plan, as outlined by the CDC and other top authorities, calls for an extra dose eight months after people get their second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

The Bucks County Health Department said it was changing course because local hospitals said any pediatric COVID-19 cases could stress the system.

Sea-level rise threatens old-growth maritime forest at the national recreation area, as well as the region’s freshwater.

A source familiar with the discussions says administration health experts could make the recommendation as soon as this week.

The BDCC joins major pharmacies, such as CVS and Walgreens, in offering the boosters to help curb the risk of the delta variant for people who are medically vulnerable.

Montco is requiring masking in government buildings, and recommending them everywhere else, as the delta variant continues to spread and push up new cases of coronavirus.

The overwhelming number of COVID cases and hospitalizations remain among the unvaccinated, though Delaware is seeing a sharp rise in breakthrough cases.

Following the lanternfly’s arrival to New Jersey, the state’s Department of Agriculture issued a quarantine zone that encompassed eight N.J. counties.

New Castle County is using $675,000 of its federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for the pilot program that it hopes to expand.

WHYY ‘Morning Edition’ host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Mt. Cuba’s Amy Highland about tracking down the plant.

Is the immune response robust enough that those who’ve had COVID can avoid getting vaccinated? Many people asked WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk.

At the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, many churchgoers say they feel safe attending Mass.

Among the first to receive them could be health care workers, nursing home residents and other older Americans.