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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Can COVID concerns get me out of jury duty? Can the courts legally ask if I’m vaccinated?
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with attorney Joe Oxman about the pandemic’s effect on the legal system as Philly begins to reintroduce jury trials.
5 years ago
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Persichilli defends N.J.’s long-term care policy, ongoing COVID restrictions in Senate hearing
N.J.’s top health official faced tough questions from state lawmakers Tuesday in a virtual hearing over the administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 years ago
Delaware coronavirus case rates plummet to six-month low
New cases, positivity rates and hospitalizations continue to drop as Carney prepares to lift indoor capacity restrictions for dining, shopping and working.
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Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to U.S. children as young as 12
The Food and Drug Administration says children 12 to 15 years old are now eligible to receive a key COVID-19 vaccine.
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More than a year after it was closed to car traffic, Philadelphia officials have announced that Martin Luther King Drive will reopen the first week of August.
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Effort to bring COVID vaccine to Chesco farm workers lifts ‘a weight off’ their shoulders
After waiting their turn, some of Chesco’s mostly Latino mushroom farm workers waited a bit longer to get their shots right on the job.
5 years ago
I’ve already had COVID-19. Do I need one vaccine shot or two?
How do the vaccines boost immunity? Do people who’ve had the virus even need a dose? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked about the research.
5 years ago
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To bridge the digital divide, Biden administration launches vaccine hotline
It's part of the administration's push to get 70% of adults in the U.S. vaccinated with at least one dose by July 4.
5 years ago
Vax Live concert raises $302 million in push for vaccine equity
The charity event has so far raised $302 million and secured over 26 million COVID-19 vaccines. The money will go toward vaccine delivery, testing and PPE.
5 years ago
States scale back vaccine orders as interest in shots wanes
From South Carolina to Washington, states are requesting the Biden administration send them only a fraction of what's been allocated to them.
5 years ago
Pa. rolls out new and improved online vaccine finder
Having trouble figuring out where to get vaccinated in Pa? Now, there’s a new and improved app to help you.
5 years ago
Delaware ends its vaccine waiting list
Since Jan. 20, more than 200,000 Delawareans signed up for the vaccine through the state’s waiting list. Now, as interest has waned, the list is ending.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania dropping vaccine provider map in favor of feds’
The state Health Department said Friday it will use vaccines.gov as its mapping source effective immediately.
5 years ago
More support easing vaccine patent rules, but hurdles remain
Activists and humanitarian institutions cheered after the U.S. reversed course Wednesday and called for a waiver of intellectual property protections on the vaccine.
5 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Website, call center now available to book homebound vaccinations
N.J. has launched a website where homebound residents or their caregivers can request an in-home COVID-19 vaccination. The state’s call center can also assist.
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