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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Lotto good times for winners of Philadelphia Vax sweepstakes
Only one more round of giveaways remains, with the final drawing set for Monday.
4 years ago
FDA adds warning about rare reaction to J&J COVID-19 vaccine
The number of cases reported in connection with J&J's vaccine represents a tiny fraction of the nearly 13 million Americans who have received the one-dose shot.
4 years ago
New Jersey grants digital access to COVID vaccine records
New Jersey has partnered with Docket Health to give residents digital access to their COVID-19 vaccination records.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania says it counted 500K duplicate COVID-19 shots
The figures, released Friday evening without explanation, also showed an increase of about 60,000 in the number of people who are counted as fully vaccinated.
4 years ago
Health Desk Help Desk
Does the coronavirus delta variant mean I’ll need a vaccine booster?
Is one J&J COVID-19 vaccine shot enough? Is a mixed vaccine regimen better? Here’s what WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk found out.
4 years ago
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Fauci says current vaccines will stand up to the delta variant
"No matter what study you look at, the protection against severe disease leading to hospitalization is always well within the 90%, regardless of the study," Fauci said.
4 years ago
Pfizer to seek OK for 3rd vaccine dose; shots still protect
They said that another shot within 12 months could dramatically boost immunity and maybe help ward off the latest worrisome coronavirus mutant.
4 years ago
Billy Penn
Some Philly teens still don’t want the vaccine. Others are making the case
Philadelphia native Lamar Reed interviews his peers to find out how they feel about getting vaccinated.
4 years ago
Myocarditis and the COVID-19 vaccine: What to know about rare heart inflammation
Health experts say the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are safe following rare incidents of heart inflammation, and that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks.
4 years ago
Health Desk Help Desk
What about the COVID vaccine and cancer, organ transplants, autoimmune conditions?
WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk answers more questions about the COVID-19 vaccine from people with very specific concerns about its effect and effectiveness.
4 years ago
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As variant rises, COVID-19 vaccine plan targets ‘movable middle’
The message is about public health, not ideology. The focus is a group health officials term the “movable middle” — some 55 million unvaccinated adults seen as persuadable.
4 years ago
The sweepstakes winner, Daniel Silva, is putting his winnings into savings — and taking a post-pandemic victory lap in Las Vegas with his partner.
4 years ago
Nearly all COVID deaths in U.S. are now among unvaccinated
An AP analysis of government data from May shows that “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of 853,000+ COVID hospitalizations.
4 years ago
‘It’s gonna be close,’ Carney says of Delaware hitting 70% vaccination mark by deadline
Delaware is still about 7,000 arms short of reaching the governor’s benchmark by the Fourth of July.
4 years ago
Philly to announce first winners of COVID vaccine sweepstakes this week
Every vaccinated person in the city is eligible, but some prizes are set aside for ZIP codes where fewer than 50% of residents have received at least one COVID vaccine shot.
4 years ago