
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.
1 year ago
Listen 4:47In reversal, FDA puts brakes on COVID shots for kids under 5
The FDA reversed course and said it had become clear it needed to wait for data on how well that third shot works for this age group.
4 months ago
The Biden administration will pay community groups to help boost trust in vaccines
On Tuesday, the Health Resources and Services Administration is distributing $66.5 million to community groups working in 38 states and in Washington, D.C.
5 months ago
As Delaware mask mandate ends Friday, Carney urges holdouts to get vaccinated, boosted
The governor says people need to protect themselves with the mask mandate for businesses ending Friday, and for schools on April 1.
5 months ago
New Jersey officials double down on promoting boosters against COVID
Citing recent data from the CDC, officials in the Garden State will use all of their outreach strategies to promote boosters.
5 months ago
When can babies and kids under age 5 get their shots? Here’s the timeline
The first big hurdle was crossed when Pfizer shared its clinical trial data with the FDA. There are five more steps before this vulnerable population can be vaxxed.
5 months ago
Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
The move could open the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots by early March.
5 months ago
U.S. urges Pfizer to apply for under-5 COVID vaccine: AP source
The FDA is pushing the company to submit its application based on the two-dose data for potential approval in February.
5 months ago
U.S. gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
Full approval means FDA has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review for Moderna’s shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines.
5 months ago
COVID-19 vaccine mandate kicks in for health care workers in Pa., N.J., Del.
The mandate is first taking effect first in jurisdictions that didn’t challenge the requirement in court.
5 months ago
Moderna begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults
The company announced Wednesday that the first participant had received a dose. Earlier this week, competitor Pfizer began a similar study of its own reformulated shots.
5 months ago
Pfizer begins study of COVID shots updated to match omicron
COVID-19 vaccine makers have been updating their shots to better match omicron in case global health authorities decide the change is needed.
5 months ago
Here’s who has been boosted so far in Philadelphia
City health officials announced earlier this year they had given out more than 260,000 booster doses since August. This is how the numbers break down.
5 months ago
Philly delays vaccine mandate for city workers (again) due to union disputes
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has indefinitely postponed the vaccine mandate for the city’s unionized employees.
5 months ago
Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show
Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who have gotten booster shots.
5 months ago
How long does a COVID booster offer protection against omicron?
Now researchers in the U.K. have the first estimates for how long a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine will last. The findings are mixed.
5 months ago