Health Desk Help Desk
When will it be your turn to get the coronavirus vaccine? Here’s a guide
It’s hard to pin down a specific answer for any one person. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk created this interactive way to figure out where you stand.
4 years ago
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The results of Philadelphia’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery? ‘Discouraging’
Researchers who worked with the city to organize it say the sweepstakes incentive program in June did not make a significant difference.
4 years ago
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Philly school board mandates COVID vaccine for all staff by unanimous vote
The board of education passed the resolution unanimously. Leaders have yet to set a date for when staff will have to submit proof of vaccination.
4 years ago
Camden schools to host free COVID-19 vaccine clinics for students, families, and residents
Hosted by the Camden City School District, the clinics are open to all district students and their families, plus city residents and workers.
4 years ago
New Jersey Gov. Murphy holds on to strong approval ratings
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy still earns high marks for pandemic management and his overall job running the state, according to the latest Monmouth Poll.
4 years ago
ChristianaCare edict for visitors — show vaccination proof or negative COVID-19 test
Delaware’s largest hospital system says it wants to create the safest environment possible for patients, staff, and visitors.
4 years ago
All New Jersey school and state employees must be fully vaccinated by October
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has announced a vaccine mandate that not only covers all pre-K-12 school employees, but state workers as well.
4 years ago
FDA gives full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccine made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech now carries the strongest endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration.
4 years ago
Montco to offer COVID booster shots for immunocompromised people
Montgomery County will soon accept appointments for a third dose of the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised individuals.
4 years ago
The Black Doctors group will be giving vaccinations this weekend and those who get them will be eligible to win free tickets to Made in America.
4 years ago
Biden to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff
Hundreds of thousands of nursing home workers are not vaccinated, according to federal data, despite those facilities bearing the brunt of the early COVID-19 outbreak.
4 years ago
Philly says it will use existing vaccine network to give out COVID booster shots
The city’s acting health commissioner said existing providers would be tapped to distribute third vaccine doses once CDC guidelines are finalized.
4 years ago
U.S. health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19
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.
4 years ago
Philly students get vaxxed at the zoo before heading back to school
The event is the first of its kind for the school district, but arrives after months of partnering with CHOP to organize other vaccination clinics around the city.
4 years ago
Chalkbeat Philadelphia
With school scheduled to open in two weeks, the local teachers union’s president Jerry Jordan called the delay “simply absurd.”
4 years ago
‘My mind’s made up’: Trusted vaccine messengers in Camden have their work cut out for them
An effort to get Camden barbers to act as trusted messengers for the COVID-19 vaccine shows how hard fighting misinformation really is.
4 years ago
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