
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 4:47Bidens to get first vaccine dose on Monday
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will receive their doses the week after next.
3 years ago
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.”
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
Listen 5:15Why 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.
3 years ago
Philadelphia teachers next for vaccine, after health care workers and nursing home residents
There have been 81,708 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Philadelphia, including 1,223 new cases recorded Tuesday, according to the health department.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
FDA analysis of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine finds it effective and safe
Two days before a panel of experts is set to review Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine and advise the Food and Drug Administration, documents show the vaccine is 95% effective and wel
3 years ago
The COVID vaccine is here — what does that mean for Pa. schools?
Here’s what we know and don’t know about vaccine distribution and Pennsylvania’s schools.
3 years ago
Listen 3:39Black people have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Many of them are the most distrustful of a vaccine.
3 years ago
Listen 4:28How Philly area hospitals plan to distribute the vaccine to their staffs
They’ve set up ultra-cold storage, prioritized who goes first, and created inoculation rotations so frontline workers can get shots when the doses arrive.
3 years ago