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
Listen 4:47
Pa. coronavirus update: Farley says pandemic ‘returning to where it began a year ago’
Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley says COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising significantly.
5 years ago
Carney is opening up registration well ahead of President Joe Biden’s deadline. He’s also easing outdoor restrictions as cases and hospitalizations rise.
5 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: North Philly to get vaccination site; Study finds variants spread in city
A new, federally-backed vaccination site will open in North Philadelphia next week as scientists sound the alarm about the spread of new variants.
5 years ago
Spotlight PA
Inside Pennsylvania’s race to expand who’s eligible for the coronavirus vaccine
The state has made significant progress in its vaccination effort after Gov. Tom Wolf came under intense scrutiny, but that progress still depends, in part, on where you live.
5 years ago
Health Desk Help Desk
When will kids be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, and how do we keep them safe in the meantime?
Why aren’t the vaccines approved for children? When will vaccine trials in kids have results? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk did the homework.
5 years ago
Listen 5:30
What the U.S. can learn from mass vaccination campaigns in other countries
Health researchers wonder why the United States tried to reinvent the wheel when it came to setting up COVID-19 vaccinations on a large scale.
5 years ago
How vaccine sites can be more accessible to people with intellectual disabilities
Jefferson’s Center for Autism & Neurodiversity has been working with focus groups of young adults to craft strategies.
5 years ago
Billy Penn
Philly hopes to boost vaccinations 50% by end of April, but the pace has stalled
The city is counting on FEMA to open at least one more clinic, and still leaning heavily on the Black Doctors Consortium.
5 years ago
Philly’s top doc recommends another Zoom holiday as COVID rates rise, vaccinations plateau
Philadelphia’s Health Commissioner told families to stay home as spring holidays coincide with a spike in positive COVID tests and a lag in vaccinations.
5 years ago
N.J. to open vaccine eligibility to include people 55 and older
The expansion to millions of residents and those who work in New Jersey means millions more people will be able to get the vaccine.
5 years ago
Rutgers will require COVID-19 vaccinations in the fall — the first major university to do so
With a few exceptions, Rutgers University students will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
5 years ago
Billy Penn
Vaccinate PA’s online appointment finder has expanded to Philadelphia
City health officials aren’t endorsing the site, however, because they can’t ensure accuracy.
5 years ago
Spotlight PA
Wolf administration refuses to release details of wasted COVID-19 vaccine doses
The state Health Department is once again citing a decades-old law that it has used numerous times to prevent greater public scrutiny of its coronavirus pandemic response.
5 years ago
Billy Penn
Philly vaccine map shows some progress in reducing economic gap
There’s still a major divide when it comes to race and ethnicity of city vaccine recipients.
5 years ago
Gov. Carney hints at looming loosening of unspecified COVID-19 restrictions in Delaware
The governor said restrictions might be eased in the coming days but is also concerned about a recent uptick in cases and hospitalizations.
5 years ago