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Health & Science

Deborah Dalton receives a COVID-19 vaccine
Health
Billy Penn

20,000 HIV+ Philadelphians are now eligible for the vaccine, causing a crush and confusion at Mazzoni Center

The LGBTQ health clinic says it doesn't have staffing or space to ramp up doses.

5 years ago

A person wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus rides a bicycle in Philadelphia
Health

Fully-vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says

The CDC guidance is designed to address a growing demand, as more adults have been getting vaccinated and wondering if it gives them greater freedom.

5 years ago

Single-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

What you need to know about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

This vaccine requires only one dose and uses slightly different technology to fight the virus. Like you, WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk wanted to know more.

5 years ago

Listen 5:19
File photo: Croda's Atlas Point plant near the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
Science

More than two years after chemical leak, Delaware Croda plant still making fixes

Croda’s ethylene oxide plant on the Delaware River has been out of commission since a 2018 leak shut down I-295 on the busy Thanksgiving weekend.

5 years ago

University of Pittsburgh Pharmacy student Edith Wang loads a syringe with a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine, during a vaccination clinic hosted by the University of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny County Health Department at the Petersen Events Center, in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Health

In the confusion and complication of vaccine rollout, these people are stepping up to fill the gap

Online, on Twitter, in Facebook groups, these people have made it a goal to help others locate not just available doses, but actual vaccination times.

5 years ago

A person wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus stands near a sign advertising a rapid COVID-19 testing site in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Which coronavirus test should I take?

It will be a while until most of us are vaccinated. If you think you’ve been exposed, or hoping you haven’t been, knowing which test to get is important.

5 years ago

A Covid-19 restriction sign hangs outside of H-E-B supermarket on March 3, 2021 in Austin, Texas. The popular Texas supermarket chain will not require customers to wear masks when the statewide mask mandate ends on March 10, 2021. (Photo by Montinique Monroe/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

As states ease restrictions, study says on-premises dining linked to COVID-19 spread

A study published Friday confirms that state-imposed mask mandates and on-premises dining restrictions help slow the spread of COVID-19.

5 years ago

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (Christopher Black/AP)
Health

WHO head wants virus vaccine patents waived to boost supply

The head of the World Health Organization called Friday for patent rights to be waived until the end of the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

A doctor extracts COVID-19 vaccine out of a vial
Health

Philadelphia’s allocation of vaccine doses to increase next week

Philadelphia is prioritizing vaccinations for people over the age of 75 and those with high-risk medical conditions.

5 years ago

FEMA's mass vaccination site at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health
Billy Penn

Philly will send confirmation emails to everyone in the city vaccine registry

The Health Department says regular updates will go out to the quarter-million residents on the list.

5 years ago

A pharmacist prepares a syringe from a vial of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine during
The Pulse
Health

Taking Our Best Shot

Throughout the darkest hours of this pandemic, the world kept its gaze trained on the light at the end of the tunnel: a vaccine. Just ove ...

Air Date: March 5, 2021

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Tawandaa Austin is a community health worker at Penn Medicine. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

This special workforce is alleviating COVID vaccine fears in the most vulnerable communities

Community health workers get to know clients personally by asking them what they need to improve their health, and they raise vaccine trust in hardest-hit groups.

5 years ago

Listen 6:11
The Vax Machine brought vaccinations to hundreds of senior citizens at Rose Hill Community Center. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Vax Machine takes COVID-19 vaccine into Delaware communities to address racial inequities

A WHYY analysis of Delaware data found that Black and Latino residents are getting vaccinated for the coronavirus at much lower rates than white residents.

5 years ago

Listen 5:00
Dr. Raj Panjabi, the newly named head of the President's Malaria Initiative, treating patients during a visit to Liberia, where he was born and lived until 1990. He'll lead the effort to prevent and treat malaria around the world. Each year, some 400,000 people die of a disease that, he notes, is
NPR
Health

New U.S. malaria czar: Why we should care about the disease, even in a pandemic

Did you even know the U.S. has a malaria czar? Who himself had malaria as a kid? We interview Dr. Raj Panjabi, newly appointed by President Joe Biden.

5 years ago

A close-up shot of naloxone.
Health

N.J. saw a slight uptick in drug overdose deaths in 2020

Gov. Phil Murphy said the increased feelings of isolation and anxiety caused by the pandemic had officials worried the number would be even higher.

5 years ago

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