When will it be your turn to get the coronavirus vaccine? Here’s a guide
It’s hard to pin down a specific answer for any one person. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk created this interactive way to figure out where you stand.
3 years ago
Listen 4:47Inside the growing alliance between anti-vaccine activists and pro-Trump Republicans
As the U.S. heads into midterm elections, the political right and the anti-vaccine movement are drawing ever-closer together — potentially at the cost of thousands of lives.
2 years ago
I’m vaccinated but got COVID-19 anyway. Now what?
With omicron on everyone’s minds, people are concerned about breakthrough infections. How do you proceed if you think you’ve had one?
2 years ago
Listen 4:59What you can expect when vaccines become available for kids under 5
Health officials and pediatricians say the slow uptake among hesitant parents for the 5-11 age group could extend to the youngest children too.
2 years ago
Kid vaccinations for COVID nearly doubled in Philly over the past two weeks
The city’s rate for 5- to 11-year-olds is still below the national average.
2 years ago
Omicron brings COVID-19 vaccine inequity ‘home to roost’
The more COVID-19 spreads among unvaccinated populations, the more possibilities it has to mutate and potentially become more dangerous, prolonging the pandemic for everyone.
2 years ago
Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states
The preliminary injunction applies to a coalition of suing states that includes Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota.
2 years ago
Merriam-Webster’s 2021 word of the year is, of course, ‘vaccine’
The publishing company noted that the word holds particular significance both as a medical term and a vehicle for ideological conflict.
2 years ago
Demand is strong for kids’ COVID-19 vaccines, pediatricians say
Doctors in the Delaware Valley are pleasantly surprised. An October survey had shown many parents against or hesitant about vaccination.
2 years ago
Listen 3:42Montgomery County is offering its employees a $150 incentive to get fully vaccinated
The county hopes to raise vaccination rates among county employees, under a mandate enacted Oct. 18. The incentive expires Dec. 31.
2 years ago
White House: 92% of federal workers under mandate are vaccinated
The administration’s vaccine mandate seems to be working, with no apparent disruption to law enforcement, intelligence-gathering or holiday travel.
2 years ago
I’m fully vaccinated and I also had COVID. Do I need a booster?
Booster shots have been authorized for all U.S. adults, and the government is urging people to get them. But what if you've already had COVID and the vaccine?
2 years ago
Does Delaware’s new COVID-19 spike portend a long infected winter? Health officials worried it does
With Thanksgiving upon us and December’s holidays looming, concern grows among Delaware health leaders about ‘bad outcomes’ from indoor gatherings.
2 years ago
Vaccines making Thanksgiving easier, but COVID hot spots remain
More than 500,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 since last Thanksgiving, for an overall death toll of over 770,000.
2 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: State pushes boosters, especially in under-vaccinated areas
State Police will be helping to set up clinics in Burlington and Somerset counties in the coming weeks. A Gloucester County site has been operating since September.
2 years ago
How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants
When the virus spreads unseen and unabated, health experts say, more people contract it and variants may arise.
2 years ago