
Why there will be fewer Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines next week
It's the other side of a recent surge in Johnson & Johnson doses. The surge occurred because one of Johnson & Johnson's third party manufacturers was finally able to release.
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Murphy, first lady receive first vaccine shots at South Jersey mega site
Gov. Phil Murphy joined the more than three million people who have gotten at least one of their COVID-19 vaccine shots in the Garden State.
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School District of Philadelphia launches COVID-19 dashboard
The dashboard has information on the number of tests performed, positive cases in schools, as well as cases confirmed off-site that have been reported to the district.
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Fewer than half of eligible Delawareans have been vaccinated or signed up for shots
Gov. Carney has said he is concerned that roughly 20% of the eligible population won’t get inoculated. WHYY found the figure is currently above 50%.
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Philadelphia’s 2nd FEMA vaccination site opening Saturday
The clinic is located in Hunting Park, in one of the city’s most undervaccinated ZIP codes. The plan is to vaccinate 3,000 people a day.
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Pa. lawmaker wants to compel Wolf administration to release details of wasted COVID-19 vaccine doses
The Department of Health denied a public records request, citing a decades-old law that it has frequently used to shield the public from scrutinizing its pandemic response.
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A Delco senior living facility is full of people 70 and up. They only got vaccines in March
Ivy Creek in Glen Mills wanted an on-site vaccine clinic. ‘Independent’ seniors don’t qualify, the CDC said.
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Listen 2:03The vaccine passport debate actually began in 1897 over a plague vaccine
That's when a vaccine for plague was invented — and authorities considered requiring proof of vaccination before visiting pilgrimage sites. The debate has raged ever since.
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Pennsylvania promises quicker, easier jobless claims system
It arrives after a series of bungled efforts to replace the system began in 2006 and culminated in a 2017 lawsuit that is still being fought in court.
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N.J. Gov. Murphy signs off on $15 million to aid the arts
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy has signed off on $15 million in grants to help arts and culture programs hit hard by the pandemic.
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‘A turning point’: Thousands in Pa. prisons will be offered COVID-19 vaccine
Public information about the vaccine rollout in the facilities is limited, after the DOC failed to meet its own deadline to relaunch a transparency dashboard.
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Vaccine house calls are part of a new Delaware County program
Delaware County paramedics bring the shots directly to homebound residents and their caregivers. The goal is 500 vaccinations a week.
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At least one quarter of all Philly residents have gotten a vaccine shot
The pace of vaccination has picked up, but a third of doses are delivered at the Convention Center FEMA site — which is slated to close at the end of April.
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N.J. coronavirus update: State now ranks 3rd in U.S. for hospitalizations
The Garden State ranks third in the nation for hospitalizations per capita and seventh nationwide for COVID-19 deaths per capita, officials said Wednesday.
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Philly’s Walk-up Wednesday vaccine clinics serving those over 65
The three walk-up clinics are open on Wednesdays for those over age 65, and can serve up to 50 people with the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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