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.
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Social media networks and online research skills give some younger people an edge, even as older people overall face higher risk of hospitalization and death.
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Frustrated patients wait for second vaccine shot as Delaware expands distribution
Some Delawareans who got their first vaccine shot a few weeks ago have been panicking, because they haven’t been able to schedule their second dose.
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Pa. coronavirus update: With vaccine supply limited, Bucks County officials ask for patience
Supply issues notwithstanding, the county is still planning to expand its vaccine distribution infrastructure.
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‘It’s been an overwhelming response’: Delco’s Board of Health search draws interest
Pennsylvania requires the selection of a board of health consisting of at least two licensed physicians. Ninety people have applied for the five posts.
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Double masking offers more virus protection, a CDC study suggests
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited experiments done with lab dummies. Dr. Fauci has been touting double masking for weeks.
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N.J. coronavirus update: Vaccine appt. scheduling through call centers on hold for now
The call center, which opened less than a month ago, will still be able to pre-register residents for the vaccine and answer general questions about COVID-19.
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N.J. Lt. Gov. Oliver: Take the COVID-19 vaccine to the community
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver says non-traditional methods must be used to reach the Black community to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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A ‘hidden curriculum’ with unwritten rules: How fair is Philly’s RFP process?
When the deputy health commissioner resigned for helping Philly Fighting COVID with its application, some saw the city playing favorites again.
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Montco hopes single-use appointment links, passwords will stop COVID vaccine ‘line-jumpers’
“This is not ethical or moral and it needs to stop,” said Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh during a virtual briefing on Wednesday.
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Billy Penn
Use the Linc for vaccinations? Mayor says no, lawmakers say yes, residents just want their shot
The founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, cited as a potential clinic provider, feels caught in the middle of a political fight.
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Black Doctors Consortium wants vaccine line-jumpers to wait their turn
Dr. Ala Stanford says people who don’t yet qualify are showing up at her group’s vaccine clinics, forcing her to be a moral compass.
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‘Your Turn’: Pa. rolls out tool to alert residents of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility
The tool will help Pennsylvanians understand where they fall in the prioritization effort, and will alert them when it is their turn to schedule a COVID vaccine appointment.
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COVID-19 cases, positivity rates, hospitalizations continue to plummet in Delaware
Delaware is one of nine states that has given at least 10% of its residents at least one of two needed vaccination shots, its public health director says.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Philly case counts see a ‘downward trend’
City officials are encouraged by the overall decline in case counts, but they are still urging people not to let their guard down.
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The nonprofit Public Health Management Corp. offered vaccines to its 3,000-member staff, many of whom aren’t eligible yet.
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