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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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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

At right, Dr. Karyl Rattay, Delaware's public health director, checks out the arrival of COVID-19 vaccination doses on Wednesday. (State of Delaware)
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Employees at ravaged Delaware nursing homes start COVID-19 vaccinations

Residents of Delaware nursing homes have accounted for more than half of coronavirus-related deaths, but fewer than 1 in 25 cases.

5 years ago

In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, Dr. Shane Wilson performs rounds in a portion of Scotland County Hospital set up to isolate and treat COVID-19 patients in Memphis, Mo.
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Montco officials on COVID-19: Vaccine offers hope, but public must continue to ‘hunker down’

Vaccines are not expected to be widely available to the public for months, according to health officials.

5 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford administers a COVID-19 swab test on Wade Jeffries in the parking lot of Pinn Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Stanford and other doctors formed the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to offer testing and help address heath disparities in the African American community. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Health

COVID and communities of color: health disparities and vaccine hesitancy

Black and Hispanic Americans have been hit the hardest by COVID. We'll look at the racial disparities, the effort to address them, and the high rates of vaccine hesitancy.

Air Date: December 17, 2020 10:00 am

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Dr. Timothy Quinn, owner of Quinn Health Care, left, receives the first round of the Pfizer COVID vaccination
NPR
Health

Some vials of COVID-19 vaccine contain extra doses, expanding supply, FDA says

"Given the public health emergency, FDA is advising that it is acceptable to use every full dose obtainable from each vial," the FDA said.

5 years ago

Registered nurses Karen Ross, right, and Angela Nguyen assist a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
NPR
Health

US surpasses 3,600 daily coronavirus deaths, breaks prior hospitalization record

Data also show more than 230,000 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday and that 113,090 Americans were hospitalized with the virus — a number that's been on the rise.

5 years ago

Temple Health System employees receive COVID-19 vaccinations on Dec. 16, 2020. (Photo by Daniel Burke)
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Vaccine FAQs: The who, what, where and when of distribution

Readers and listeners reached out with questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. Our Health Desk Help Desk offers up the answers.

5 years ago

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Dr. Ala Stanford gets her COVID-19 vaccination at a Philadelphia Department of Health clinic on Dec. 16, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Why the head of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium decided to get vaccinated

Dr. Ala Stanford has had the virus and thought she’d wait for natural antibodies to protect her. But she realized others would only see what she wasn’t doing.

5 years ago

Bayhealth nurse Elisabeth Cote was vaccinated by co-worker Brittany Oakley
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Delaware frontline workers debate whether to get COVID-19 vaccine

Delaware has begun giving out shots from its first batch of about 9,000 vaccine doses. The general public will likely have to wait until March.

5 years ago

A new at-home test for the coronavirus has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The test will cost about $30 and will be available over-the-counter, according to the company who makes it, Ellume. (Ellume Health)
NPR
Health

FDA authorizes 1st home coronavirus test that doesn’t require a prescription

The new tests produce results completely at home within 15 minutes. Experts say they could be a 'game-changer' in helping people find out quickly if they need to isolate.

5 years ago

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