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.
4 years ago
Listen 4:47Pfizer 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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years 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.
3 years ago
N.J. requires COVID-19 vaccine for health care workers, ending test option
The order means health care workers who are unvaccinated will have until Jan. 27 to get their first shot and until Feb. 28 for the second.
3 years ago
With Philly’s indoor dining vaccine mandate in full effect, restaurants report smooth rollout
Philly’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for indoor dining is now fully in effect. So what does this mean for restaurant operators and workers?
3 years ago
Philly’s indoor dining vaccine mandate now fully in effect
A two-week grace period has ended, meaning almost anyone eating indoors in Philadelphia needs to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
3 years ago
Why a suburban teen went to Philly to get his COVID-19 vaccine
Now, he’s on a mission to help young people like him get access to the shot.
3 years ago
Listen 5:49Should I get my kids the COVID-19 vaccine booster?
The Pfizer booster is available now to children ages 12 to 15, and immunocompromised kids 5 to 11 can get a third vaccine dose.
3 years ago