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.
4 years ago
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FDA gives full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccine made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech now carries the strongest endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration.
3 years ago
A Texas lab performs crucial testing for Pfizer’s COVID vaccine
The government says people who were vaccinated against COVID-19 eight months ago will need a booster.
3 years ago
Montco to offer COVID booster shots for immunocompromised people
Montgomery County will soon accept appointments for a third dose of the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised individuals.
3 years ago
The Black Doctors group will be giving vaccinations this weekend and those who get them will be eligible to win free tickets to Made in America.
3 years ago
COVID booster shots are coming. Here’s what you need to know
If all goes to plan, Americans who got Pfizer or Moderna shots can get a third dose eight months after their last jab. Here's why health officials think you'll need one.
3 years ago
Why a push for boosters could make the pandemic even worse
Officials at the WHO said Wednesday that it strongly opposes booster shots for all adults in rich countries because the boosters will not help slow down the pandemic.
3 years ago
Biden to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff
Hundreds of thousands of nursing home workers are not vaccinated, according to federal data, despite those facilities bearing the brunt of the early COVID-19 outbreak.
3 years ago
Philly says it will use existing vaccine network to give out COVID booster shots
The city’s acting health commissioner said existing providers would be tapped to distribute third vaccine doses once CDC guidelines are finalized.
3 years ago
A pharmacist is charged with selling COVID-19 vaccine cards for $10 on eBay
Tangtang Zhao, 34, allegedly sold 125 authentic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccination cards to 11 buyers in March and April.
3 years ago
U.S. health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19
The plan, as outlined by the CDC and other top authorities, calls for an extra dose eight months after people get their second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
3 years ago
Philly students get vaxxed at the zoo before heading back to school
The event is the first of its kind for the school district, but arrives after months of partnering with CHOP to organize other vaccination clinics around the city.
3 years ago
Chalkbeat Philadelphia
With school scheduled to open in two weeks, the local teachers union’s president Jerry Jordan called the delay “simply absurd.”
4 years ago
The Biden administration may recommend COVID boosters after 8 months
A source familiar with the discussions says administration health experts could make the recommendation as soon as this week.
4 years ago
‘My mind’s made up’: Trusted vaccine messengers in Camden have their work cut out for them
An effort to get Camden barbers to act as trusted messengers for the COVID-19 vaccine shows how hard fighting misinformation really is.
4 years ago
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‘Frustrating and concerning’: Montco urges masks, vaccinations as delta variant spreads
Montco is requiring masking in government buildings, and recommending them everywhere else, as the delta variant continues to spread and push up new cases of coronavirus.
4 years ago