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Health & Science

Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center
Health

2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US ships out

Public health experts say the shots — and others in the pipeline — are the only way to stop a virus that has been spreading wildly.

5 years ago

Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center
Health

With Moderna vaccine on the way, Delaware slated to receive almost 20,000 doses this week

Delaware is slated to receive almost 20,000 doses of the two-shot coronavirus vaccine this week. But it won’t be enough for everyone.

5 years ago

Delaware County Council Vice Chair Dr. Monica Taylor (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

A new Yeadon wellness center will eventually serve as Delco Health Department hub

Starting Jan. 15, the Delaware County site will host COVID-19 response efforts. Once the newly created health department is running, this will be its base.

5 years ago

Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., listens as President-elect Joe Biden announces her as his nominee for Secretary of Interior at The Queen Theater in Wilmington Del., Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Science

Biden introduces his climate team, says ‘no time to waste’

Biden compared the climate threat to the calamity of the coronavirus pandemic and he pledged to take action.

5 years ago

Dion MBD for NPR
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I felt fine, but tested positive for the coronavirus. What’s that really mean?

Science writer Robin Marantz Henig has written about dangerous pathogens for 30 years. But none of that could shed light on her own confusing encounter with coronavirus.

5 years ago

Nurse Kathe Olmstead prepares a shot as the world's biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway Monday, July 27, 2020, in Binghamton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
Health

U.S. clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal

Much-needed doses are set to arrive Monday after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency rollout of the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the NIH.

5 years ago

This map highlights what the government considers areas of concern around the country. Red counties are
NPR
Health

Newly released COVID-19 data show most US cities are ‘sustained hotspots’

The Trump administration on Friday made public a trove of federal data on the pandemic that reveals a country awash in red alerts.

5 years ago

A woman stands near signs at University Hospital's COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark
Health

N.J. plans for mass vaccinations

At a weekly COVID-19 press briefing, Gov. Phil Murphy announced six forthcoming vaccine “mega-sites.”

5 years ago

An employee Bayhealth Hospital in Dover gives a coronavirus vaccination. (Bayhealth Hospital)
Health

Delaware launches vaccination hotline, but available doses are still scarce

Residents with questions or concerns about the virus can now get answers directly from the Division of Public Health.

5 years ago

The Bok building at 9th and Mifflin Streets in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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South Philly’s Bok building launches free weekly COVID tests for tenants and staff

The program is paid for by CARES Act funding.

5 years ago

A health care worker wears personal protective equipment as she speaks with a patient at a mobile testing location
Health

Bucks County struggles to enforce new Pa. COVID-19 guidelines

Officials in Bucks County say they’re struggling to enforce new state COVID-19 guidelines as some businesses continue to flout the new restrictions.

5 years ago

Vice President Mike Pence receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Health

Pence, top congressional leaders get COVID-19 vaccines

In remarks after his shot, Pence called the speed with which the vaccine was developed "a medical miracle.”

5 years ago

Woman holding and pushing hand emergency button in hospital
The Pulse
Health

Persistent Patients

Most of us trust our doctors to figure out what’s wrong with us — but pinpointing illness isn’t always that easy. Sometimes, gettin ...

Air Date: December 18, 2020

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As a budding school teacher, Mimi Hayes (right) was having a stroke at age 22, medical professionals kept explaining her symptoms away and sending her home until her mom (left) stepped in. (Courtesy of Mimi Hayes)
The Pulse
Health

How my mom saved my life after doctors missed my brain bleed

As a budding school teacher was having a stroke at age 22, medical professionals kept explaining her symptoms away and sending her home. Until her mom stepped in.

5 years ago

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Nurse Kathe Olmstead prepares a shot as the world's biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway Monday, July 27, 2020, in Binghamton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
Health

2nd COVID-19 vaccine set for OK in US with panel endorsement

The FDA is expected to follow the recommendation for the vaccine from Moderna and the National Institutes of Health.

5 years ago

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