Public Health

As the federal government plans COVID-19 booster shots to strengthen waning immunity, WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk shares what you need to know.

Philly’s latest effort to boost COVID-19 vaccinations took the form of a parade down Broad Street Sunday, with live music, soccer, and mobile clinics.

Alas, the charts are back.

The public housing agency, which employs over 1,200 staffers, will be the first public housing agency in Pennsylvania to require vaccinations.

COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all in-person participants taking part in the 2021 Broad Street Run.

SEPTA may be the next public agency in the Philadelphia region to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for its employees.

Since the start of the pandemic, emergency departments around the country have seen a proportional rise in children showing up in the midst of mental health crises.

Camden County uses an ice cream truck as an aide to find people to vaccinate in an area where the unvaccinated are high.

Teachers and parents at the magnet school fear there is harmful asbestos in the school. District leaders say problems have been fixed and school is safe.

During both days, residents can expect the heat index to reach at least 100 degrees.

The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation's most closely watched forecasting model.

There is an active investigation underway, but no recalls have been announced.

The containment of Kensington’s drug market demonstrates the systematic racism that plagues Philadelphia, Eduardo Esquivel writes.

To prepare families for the new school year, the Camden City School District sponsored a community fun day that also offers COVID vaccines.

The rural southern region is the state’s most conservative. The agency calls it a health care desert in dire need of a center offering women’s reproductive services.