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.
2 weeks ago
Listen 4:47
N.J. coronavirus update: Fraction of vaccines distributed, two mega sites to open Friday
Gov. Murphy praised the state for administering 101,417 vaccinations by Monday, but that is just a fraction of the roughly 400,000 doses sent to New Jersey.
3 weeks ago
Pa. coronavirus update: With holidays over, vaccination effort expected to ramp up
“What we need to do now is to continue all the mitigation efforts … stay at home, do not participate in large or small gatherings,” Levine said.
3 weeks ago
COVID-19 cases surge in US as vaccinations fall below government predictions
Saturday's total of 299,087 new cases marks a new single-day high for the U.S. Meanwhile, vaccination campaigns are off to a disorganized start.
3 weeks ago
Health Desk Help Desk
Everyone wants to know: When can I get the COVID vaccine?
Weeks after the rollout of the first coronavirus vaccine, questions continue to pour in from readers and listeners on when it'll be more readily available.
3 weeks ago
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Another post-holiday spike is likely as the new calendar year begins. But health experts also look forward to the vaccine rollout picking up steam.
3 weeks ago
China OKs 1st homegrown vaccine as COVID-19 surges globally
China authorized its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use, adding a shot that could see wide use in poorer countries as the virus surges back around the globe.
4 weeks ago
U.S. likely will miss goal of vaccinating 20 million by the new year
Leaders of the federal effort Operation Warp Speed said the U.S. has deployed around 14 million vaccine doses as of Wednesday with just 2.1 million Americans vaccinated.
4 weeks ago
More than half of vaccine doses delivered to states in Philadelphia region have not been used
Officials blame hospital logistics for the slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine process in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
4 weeks ago
Chester County begins vaccinating its frontline health workers — and Delco’s
Chester County, which handles the coronavirus response for both counties, says it’s ordering as many doses of the coronavirus vaccine as the state allows.
4 weeks ago
Biden criticizes pace of vaccine rollout, vows to accelerate
“We need to be honest — the next few weeks and months are going to be very tough, very tough for our nation. Maybe the toughest during this entire pandemic.”
4 weeks ago
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Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by UPenn, yet she persisted
Dismissed by many, Dr. Katalin Karikó remained passionate about mRNA therapeutics.
4 weeks ago
Vaccinations begin at Pa. nursing homes as COVID mitigation efforts remain in place
While vaccines provide hope of a more normal 2021, Pennsylvania is not considering pulling back COVID-19 mitigation efforts prior to when they expire on Jan. 4.
4 weeks ago
New Jersey long-term care facilities receive first COVID-19 vaccinations
More than 7,000 New Jersey long-term care facility residents and staff have died due to COVID-19, prompting a federal investigation.
4 weeks ago
Health Desk Help Desk
Sore arms, role models, and relief: Philly region health care workers on the COVID-19 vaccine
What’s it like to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Some of the first people to receive it described how it felt to WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk.
4 weeks ago
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Advocates say incarcerated, homeless should rank high on COVID-19 vaccine priority list
While Pennsylvania facilities saw clusters of positive cases in the spring, the fall surge dramatically affected correctional facilities across the state.
1 month ago