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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.

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.

It is just short of the estimated 409,000 Americans who died in 2019 of strokes, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, flu and pneumonia combined.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

How many people have been inoculated so far — and how close is herd immunity?

It's a trying time to be a human. Mental health experts say it's OK to give yourself a break on new year's resolutions and offer advice for a kinder approach to setting goals.

The airlines are running point on the new CDC requirement, which will be enforced at PHL Airport.

Biden spoke a day after unveiling a $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” to confront the virus and provide temporary support for a shaky economy.

Hopeful the incoming Biden administration will help it address climate change, the city now has a goal of achieving carbon-neutral emissions by 2050.

The change comes as national overdose tolls rise to historic highs. Buprenorphine, or “bupe” can reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms without a high.

The highly transmissible B.1.1.7 variant of the SARS-Cov-2 virus was found in a woman in her 50s. She is now recovering.