
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.
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Listen 4:47How 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.
4 years ago
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.
4 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
4 years ago
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.
4 years ago
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.
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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.
4 years ago
Philly is canceling thousands of improperly made vaccine appointments at Convention Center
The problem arose after a QR code intended for people at the Convention Center to make their second-dose appointments was shared widely.
4 years ago
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial data questioned by safety board
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said the Data Safety and Monitoring Board is concerned "outdated information" may have been included in trial data.
4 years ago
After early stumbles, N.J. hotline delivers more vaccination appointments for seniors
The percentage of New Jerseyans over age 75 — the group most at risk for death from COVID-19 — who have received at least one shot nearly doubled since late February.
4 years ago
Temple University opening North Philly vaccine site for students, faculty, staff, and city residents
The clinic will be open two days a week starting March 29.
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Pa. coronavirus update: FEMA’s Center City site will soon switch to one-shot J&J vaccine
For the next three weeks, the site will finish giving second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, but will no longer administer first doses or accept walk-ups.
4 years ago
AstraZeneca: US data shows vaccine effective for all ages
Although AstraZeneca’s vaccine has been authorized in more than 50 countries, it has not yet been given the green light in the U.S.
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