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.
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Listen 4:47N.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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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Delaware launches vaccine outreach for kids in Wilmington
Kids ages 12 and up will get a chance to get their COVID-19 vaccine this Sunday at The Warehouse teen center in Northeast Wilmington.
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‘It felt like nothing!’ N.J. 12-year-olds get their first Pfizer shots
Kids ages 12 to 15 hoping for a return to normal put their fear of needles aside to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Moorestown Mall Thursday.
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What parents and kids need to know about getting the Pfizer vaccine
The Pfizer vaccine is now approved for kids ages 12 and up. Here’s what you need to know about how it works, side effects, and where to get the shots.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Montco on track to be below the 5% positivity rate by next week
With a five percent positivity rate within reach, the county is making a slight change to its masking policy for outdoor sports and exercises.
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CDC advisory panel recommends coronavirus vaccines for adolescents aged 12-15
The recommendation follows the FDA's extension of its emergency use authorization to children 12 to 15 of age earlier this week.
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N.J. coronavirus update: Kids 12-15 eligible for Pfizer vaccine upon CDC approval
Once the CDC director approves it as expected, New Jersey children ages 12 to 15 will be eligible for the Pfizer vaccine, health officials said Wednesday.
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