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
Listen 4:47
N.J. coronavirus update: Vaccine appt. scheduling through call centers on hold for now
The call center, which opened less than a month ago, will still be able to pre-register residents for the vaccine and answer general questions about COVID-19.
4 years ago
N.J. Lt. Gov. Oliver: Take the COVID-19 vaccine to the community
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver says non-traditional methods must be used to reach the Black community to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
4 years ago
A ‘hidden curriculum’ with unwritten rules: How fair is Philly’s RFP process?
When the deputy health commissioner resigned for helping Philly Fighting COVID with its application, some saw the city playing favorites again.
4 years ago
Montco hopes single-use appointment links, passwords will stop COVID vaccine ‘line-jumpers’
“This is not ethical or moral and it needs to stop,” said Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh during a virtual briefing on Wednesday.
4 years ago
Billy Penn
Use the Linc for vaccinations? Mayor says no, lawmakers say yes, residents just want their shot
The founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, cited as a potential clinic provider, feels caught in the middle of a political fight.
4 years ago
Black Doctors Consortium wants vaccine line-jumpers to wait their turn
Dr. Ala Stanford says people who don’t yet qualify are showing up at her group’s vaccine clinics, forcing her to be a moral compass.
4 years ago
Listen 2:11
‘Your Turn’: Pa. rolls out tool to alert residents of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility
The tool will help Pennsylvanians understand where they fall in the prioritization effort, and will alert them when it is their turn to schedule a COVID vaccine appointment.
4 years ago
COVID-19 cases, positivity rates, hospitalizations continue to plummet in Delaware
Delaware is one of nine states that has given at least 10% of its residents at least one of two needed vaccination shots, its public health director says.
4 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: Philly case counts see a ‘downward trend’
City officials are encouraged by the overall decline in case counts, but they are still urging people not to let their guard down.
4 years ago
The nonprofit Public Health Management Corp. offered vaccines to its 3,000-member staff, many of whom aren’t eligible yet.
4 years ago
Billy Penn
Philadelphia to release details about vaccine distribution, reversing initial policy
On the state level, this kind of information is already published regularly.
4 years ago
Spotlight PA
Older Pennsylvanians, who are supposed to be among the first in line to get the vaccine, are also struggling with clunky and disjointed online signups.
4 years ago
White House COVID-19 adviser Andy Slavitt says there are no vaccine ‘silver bullets’
Scientists say vaccinations need to be as fast as possible to prevent more contagious coronavirus variants from taking over.
4 years ago
Philadelphia partners with CHOP to vaccinate educators at pop-up clinics
The announcement comes as the Philadelphia teachers union has staged a citywide protest against the school district for its attempt to bring some teachers back into buildings.
4 years ago
Health Desk Help Desk
Why can’t I get a COVID vaccine appointment?
How long is the wait to hear back? Is it first-come, first-served? What about line-jumping? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk wondered too.
4 years ago
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