
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 4:47Delco launches call center for vaccine and testing questions
The idea is to answer questions from seniors and those who do not have access to internet services, or who prefer the telephone.
1 year ago
Philly hospitals have started vaccinating their patients against COVID-19. Here’s how it works
Penn, Temple and Einstein are pivoting from Phase 1A, when they vaccinated their patient-facing staff, to Phase 1B, their most at-risk patients.
1 year ago
Philly Fighting COVID CEO admits taking vaccine doses home despite patient demand
After PFC turned away people seeking vaccinations that day, friends of CEO Andrei Doroshin say they saw a Snapchat photo of him appearing to administer vaccine off-site.
1 year ago
Listen 1:20City says to re-register if you signed up with Philly Fighting COVID, cut off from vaccines
The Health Department says it’s planning a new mass vaccination clinic.
1 year ago
National Health Corps to tackle vaccine delivery, racial disparities in Delaware
New Castle County will become the newest National Health Corps site with AmeriCorps volunteers working to respond to COVID-19 and address inequities in health care.
1 year ago
Philly Fighting COVID kicked out of city vaccine program after sudden switch to for-profit
Philadelphia says it has cut ties with the 9-month-old mass vaccine distributor over its sudden switch to a for-profit model and abrupt drop of community testing partners.
1 year ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Vaccine hotline fields 60K calls; candidates can get signatures in person
The surge in interest highlighted an imbalance that there is far more demand for the vaccine than there are doses in the Garden State.
1 year ago
N.J. coronavirus vaccination call center goes live
The phone number for the state’s COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center is 855-568-0545.
1 year ago
5-hour wait for a coronavirus vaccine? Delaware residents say the line is the easy part
The state aimed to vaccinate 11,500 seniors and 2,000 health care workers this weekend, but faced sharp criticism amid long lines and registration confusion.
1 year ago
What’s it like to get the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine? We asked health workers
How did they feel? Did they have side effects? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked health workers who recently got the last of two shots.
1 year ago
Listen 4:09The vaccine rollout will take time. Here’s what the U.S. can do now to save lives
With the virus still raging, health experts say we can't afford to just wait around for the vaccine. They share advice for what communities can do now to slow the death toll.
1 year ago
Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic causes traffic jams in Delaware City
Because of the high demand and rush of cars lined up at the Delaware City site, Delaware State Police advised people to find alternate routes or avoid the area.
1 year ago
N.J. coronavirus update: U.K. variant reported in two cases in state
Health officials have also said there is no evidence showing that current vaccines are ineffective against the new strain, also known as B.1.1.7.
1 year ago
Vaccination begins for Philly school nurses; full inoculation of staff may not come until May
The city health department considers nurses the top priority for vaccination of the tens of thousands of school staffers in Philadelphia.
1 year ago
Mercer County soft-launches COVID-19 vaccination site
New Jersey’s capital county will be doing a trial run at Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton with the aim of an official launch during the first week of February.
1 year ago