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.
3 years ago
Listen 4:47Dating apps are making it easier to swipe right for a match who’s vaccinated
Some of the largest dating apps are allowing users to filter potential matches by their vaccination status, while offering vaccinated users access to premium features.
3 years ago
Multiple schools in the Mastery network will host vaccination clinics on campus. They will be open to eligible students, their families, and members of the community.
3 years ago
N.J. hosts ‘Grateful for the Shot’ vaccine clinics in collaboration with faith-based organizations
The events are part of “Operation Jersey Summer,” a statewide campaign focused on getting all eligible people who live, work, or study in New Jersey to get the jab.
3 years ago
A tale of two red counties: How vaccine efforts are playing out across Pa.
Although political extremes affect attitudes toward the pandemic, they don’t cleanly predict the willingness to get shots. Consider these two red counties.
3 years ago
Listen 3:58Pa. coronavirus update: 50% of adults fully vaxxed, Wolf renews disaster declaration
Pennsylvania could have almost 70% of adults fully vaccinated in about three to four weeks.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania firing vendor that mishandled virus data
Pennsylvania is firing a company that performed COVID-19 contact tracing and exposed the private medical information of tens of thousands of residents, state officials said.
3 years ago
N.J. is offering up more freebies for COVID vaccinations. But do those incentives work?
In N.J., a vaccination card can now get you a free glass of wine, a free season pass to a state park, and a chance to win dinner with the governor and his wife.
3 years ago
Temple teams up with Prevention Point to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Kensington
Temple’s College of Public Health and Prevention Point Philadelphia will host low-barrier, community vaccine clinics twice a week at Step Up to the Plate’s “Love Lot.”
3 years ago
Delaware won’t check for ‘vaccine passport’ when mask mandate ends, Gov. Carney says
The governor is lifting his masking mandate outdoors and indoors except for crowded settings, though he says federal guidance is confusing.
3 years ago
U.S. to ship 20 million additional COVID vaccine doses overseas
The president said he plans to have some 80 million doses of the vaccine distributed overseas by the end of June.
3 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: SEPTA to lift capacity limits in June
While capacity limits will be lifted, SEPTA will keep requiring riders to wear masks, in accordance with CDC guidance.
3 years ago
Will I need to get a COVID-19 booster shot?
While pharmaceutical companies making COVID-19 vaccines say it’s likely you’ll need a booster, scientists say it’s too soon to tell. Here’s what we do know so far.
3 years ago
Listen 2:12What the new mask guidance means for unvaccinated kids — and their parents
I'm fully vaccinated, but my kids aren't. Can I safely take off my mask? Do my unvaccinated kids have to keep masking in public?
3 years ago
Should teens get vaccinated? These Philly high schoolers say yes, please
A new student-led vaccine collective called Philly Teen Vaxx is hoping to combat vaccine hesitancy in young people — one clinic at a time.
3 years ago
Just 12 people are behind most vaccine hoaxes on social media, research shows
Researchers have found just 12 people are responsible for the bulk of the misleading claims and outright lies about COVID-19 vaccines that proliferate on social media.
3 years ago