
Public Health
Temple University opening North Philly vaccine site for students, faculty, staff, and city residents
The clinic will be open two days a week starting March 29.
4 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: FEMA’s Center City site will soon switch to one-shot J&J vaccine
For the next three weeks, the site will finish giving second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, but will no longer administer first doses or accept walk-ups.
4 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Indoor visits now allowed at long-term care facilities
New Jersey has opened up the state’s long-term care facilities to indoor visits, following federal guidance from the Biden administration. Here’s what you need to know.
4 years ago
22 more Philly elementary schools to re-open next month
Children in pre-K through second grade will be welcomed back to classrooms for two days a week, joining students at 133 other schools that have reopened since March.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania eases mask mandate for vaccinated people
Health officials said the new rules also apply to vaccinated people gathering with people from a single household who have not been vaccinated but who are considered low risk.
4 years ago
A huge spike in Medicaid enrollment in Pa. shows how devastating the coronavirus has been
Enrollment in the program rose by more than 388,000 people, or 13.7%, including in counties that, historically, have been wealthier than some of their counterparts.
4 years ago
AstraZeneca: US data shows vaccine effective for all ages
Although AstraZeneca’s vaccine has been authorized in more than 50 countries, it has not yet been given the green light in the U.S.
4 years ago
Who’s getting the COVID-19 vaccine, who isn’t, and why?
City and state officials promise to improve equity in vaccine distribution, but data shows a disparity. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk looked closer.
4 years ago
Listen 5:10‘On the frontline of injustice’: Community health workers could improve how long and well you live
Leveraging their shared life experience and local roots, community health workers aim to move the needle on long-standing health disparities.
4 years ago
Listen 4:30Minus a working federal autism committee, advocates pushed for COVID-era change
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee has been out of session for the past year, but others worked to advance coronavirus-related concerns.
4 years ago
Listen 1:31Groceries and rent money: Why support for COVID isolation is more important than ever
While everyone's hopes are trained on COVID-19 vaccines to lead the way out of the pandemic, public health experts say that other public health tools are still crucial.
4 years ago
Battling older adults’ greater social isolation during COVID-19
Before the coronavirus struck, loneliness was an “epidemic” among the elderly in the U.S. The pandemic revealed it was just part of the problem.
4 years ago
Next pandemic: scientists fear another coronavirus could jump from animals to humans
Now, scientists are worried that another coronavirus will strike again, from either a bat or some other animal. So they've gone hunting for potential sources.
4 years ago
CDC likely to extend eviction moratorium with millions of people behind on rent
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has taken a key step toward extending an order aimed at preventing evictions during the ongoing COVID outbreak.
4 years ago
The oldest Philadelphian, 108, gets her COVID vaccine
Ruth Hopson survived the 1918 flu pandemic, and is preparing to outlive COVID-19.
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