Health Desk Help Desk
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.
5 years ago
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Lost vax card? Online portal designed to help Delawareans access vaccine records
Lost your COVID-19 vaccine card? Delaware residents can now access their vaccine history through a new online portal.
4 years ago
Could a vaccine mandate lead to a ‘mass exodus’ of nursing home staff?
The Biden administration proposed rules requiring nursing homes taking Medicare and Medicaid to vaccinate workers. Medicaid is the primary payer for care.
4 years ago
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First responders resist COVID vaccine mandates in Philly, nationwide
A COVID resurgence and the debate over vaccine requirements have created a fraught situation for the nation’s first responders, who are dying in larger numbers.
4 years ago
Health Desk Help Desk
Why does information about vaccines and COVID keep changing?
The messages shift and can be confusing. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk talked to public health communicators about, well, communication.
4 years ago
CDC warns against off-label use of COVID vaccine
In fact, more than 1.1 million people have already received unauthorized shots of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to numbers provided by the CDC in mid-August.
4 years ago
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North Philly high school mandates COVID vaccine for all students
“It’s like any other vaccine that kids have to get to go to school,” said one relieved parent.
4 years ago
Health Desk Help Desk
What will a COVID vaccine booster do? How do we know the timing is right?
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.
4 years ago
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‘You start to feel less scared’: Vax Up Philly Parade draws residents for first and second doses
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.
4 years ago
Philadelphia Housing Authority to require coronavirus vaccinations for all employees
The public housing agency, which employs over 1,200 staffers, will be the first public housing agency in Pennsylvania to require vaccinations.
4 years ago
In-person participants must have COVID-19 vaccination for 2021 Broad Street Run
COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all in-person participants taking part in the 2021 Broad Street Run.
4 years ago
Camden County officials go door-to-door seeking arms for COVID-19 shots
Camden County uses an ice cream truck as an aide to find people to vaccinate in an area where the unvaccinated are high.
4 years ago
Citywide Camden event offers fun and vaccines before new school year
To prepare families for the new school year, the Camden City School District sponsored a community fun day that also offers COVID vaccines.
4 years ago
J&J says a booster shot for its vaccine after 6 months may have big benefits
J&J said that when it gave study participants a second jab after six months, their antibody levels were nine times higher than they were 28 days after a first dose.
4 years ago
The results of Philadelphia’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery? ‘Discouraging’
Researchers who worked with the city to organize it say the sweepstakes incentive program in June did not make a significant difference.
4 years ago
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Philly school board mandates COVID vaccine for all staff by unanimous vote
The board of education passed the resolution unanimously. Leaders have yet to set a date for when staff will have to submit proof of vaccination.
4 years ago