Shai Ben-Yaacov
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Should you be jumping the line to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Conflicting messages leave some unsure
A disorganized rollout has presented some people with that ethical quandary. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk heard several points of view.
4 years ago
Listen 5:46New CDC guidelines bring more confusion about COVID-19 vaccine
With new recommendations, states are scrambling to update their phases. The Health Desk Help Desk answers more questions on when you can get the vaccine.
4 years ago
Everyone wants to know: When can I get the COVID vaccine?
Weeks after the rollout of the first coronavirus vaccine, questions continue to pour in from readers and listeners on when it'll be more readily available.
4 years ago
Listen 3:38Viking ship invades Penn’s Landing; tourists welcomed
The Draken, the largest recreation of a Viking warship in the world, is currently docked at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia.
6 years ago
Catholics in Allentown grapple with clergy abuse report and their church’s response
Some parishioners were heartened by Allentown Bishop Alfred Schlert's message. Others struggled more with the allegations, the response, and how they feel about their church.
6 years ago
"Standing on the side of the oppressed means standing with people of color who are dying by police brutality," said Cecilia Baxter, a pastor at Christ Church in Bethlehem.
6 years ago
Listen 5:18Birds fans fill the stands for Super Bowl champion Eagles’ first open practice
More than 40,000 Eagles fans packed into Lincoln Financial Field Sunday, filling the first level and much of the second, just to catch a glimpse of their favorite players.
6 years ago
Veterans’ poems address psychic wounds of Vietnam
Vietnam vets gather in Center City to share contributions to a new anthology of poetry about the scars of war.
6 years ago
Listen 6:56‘There’s more to this community’: Trenton reels after shooting at arts festival
Art All Night, put on every June for 12 years, has been a bright spot in New Jersey’s long-struggling state capitol.
6 years ago
Listen 3:44Fans seem less than enthusiastic about sports betting rules
When it comes to sports betting, the reaction is mixed amongst Phillies fans.
7 years ago
Pa. bill banning abortions for Down syndrome divides special needs community
A bill making its way through the Pa. legislature has split a community brought together by a common diagnosis, and it could be the next front in the abortion debate.
7 years ago
Listen 9:36Mumia Abu-Jamal case back in court in Philly for hearing on latest appeal effort
Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.
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