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.
3 years ago
Listen 4:47Fighting vaccine skepticism, Philly fire department presses forward with shots
About 100 emergency medical workers have gotten a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. But about half offered the vaccine have declined, officials said.
3 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: More doses of vaccine, faster distribution and more federal funding needed
The new COVID-19 relief package has funding for vaccine distribution but the money hasn’t arrived yet.
3 years ago
Listen 1:46COVID-19 vaccine may not get to long-term care facilities quickly enough
Coronavirus vaccines are reaching more long-term facilities, but many worry they won't come soon enough to stave off more deaths.
3 years ago
Confidence delivered with second shot of COVID vaccine
Frontline health workers in N.J. receive their second shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this week.
3 years ago
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 years 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 years 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 years ago
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 years ago
Listen 3:38Another 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 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.”
3 years ago
Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by UPenn, yet she persisted
Dismissed by many, Dr. Katalin Karikó remained passionate about mRNA therapeutics.
3 years ago