Health Care
The latest on COVID and vaccines
We look at the vaccine rollout and why it's behind schedule as deaths, hospitalizations, and infections continue to surge.
Air Date: January 8, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Pre-register for the vaccine with Philly Fighting COVID, opening a clinic in Center City
When you sign up, you’ll get an alert as soon as your “phase” is eligible for inoculation.
5 years ago
Waiting several days for COVID-19 test results? Check with the lab
Part of the delay in delivering results may not be because of overwhelming test volume at labs, but slow communication to patients.
5 years ago
‘Today we take the fight to the virus’: Montco opens first COVID vaccine clinic
Phase 1A health care workers who live or work in Montgomery County were inoculated by appointment only at the community college in Blue Bell.
5 years ago
1,400 nurses and health care professionals score new contracts with Crozer
The agreements bring pay increases and staffing adjustments for PASNAP members at four facilities in Delaware County.
5 years ago
Trump’s phone call; pandemic preparedness
We examine the legal and ethical issues raised by President Trump's leaked phone call. Then, why weren't we prepared for the pandemic and will we be next time?
Air Date: January 5, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:15N.J. looks to retired medical professionals to speed pace of COVID-19 vaccinations
Doctors, nurses, paramedics and others who go back on active duty can help protect frontline workers against COVID-19 and give vaccination efforts a shot in the arm.
5 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.
5 years ago
Listen 3:38The new year will bring more transparency in hospital prices
A new federal health care rule requires hospitals to publicly post prices for every service they offer and break down those prices by component and procedure.
5 years ago
More than half of vaccine doses delivered to states in Philadelphia region have not been used
Officials blame hospital logistics for the slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine process in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
5 years ago
‘Toxic individualism’: Pandemic politics driving health care workers from small towns
A wave of departing medical professionals in rural areas threatens to leave gaping holes in these health care systems and local economies, and trigger a death spiral.
5 years ago
Is it time for a race reckoning in kidney medicine?
Some in the medical community are questioning whether the tools they use to assess patient health may be contributing to racial health disparities.
5 years ago
‘I regret nothing’: Doctor who criticized Trump parade works last day at Walter Reed
"I stand by my words," says Dr. James Phillips, who said the president's decision to drive by supporters while being treated for COVID-19 endangered his security detail.
5 years ago
Sore arms, role models, and relief: Philly region health care workers on the COVID-19 vaccine
What’s it like to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Some of the first people to receive it described how it felt to WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk.
5 years ago
Listen 5:43Nurses fear what’s to come: ‘Walk down our unit for a day’
Nurses in overtaxed hospitals are afraid that people aren't taking precautions as coronavirus cases surge, and they especially fear what's next.
5 years ago













![Dean Johnson recieving covid vaccine[1] Robert Johnson, dean of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, receives his first COVID-19 shot.](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Dean-Johnson-recieving-covid-vaccine1-360x280.jpg)
