
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 4:47Judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors
U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker, in Augusta, Georgia, issued a stay to bar enforcement of the mandate nationwide.
3 years ago
I’m vaccinated but got COVID-19 anyway. Now what?
With omicron on everyone’s minds, people are concerned about breakthrough infections. How do you proceed if you think you’ve had one?
3 years ago
Listen 4:59Kid vaccinations for COVID nearly doubled in Philly over the past two weeks
The city’s rate for 5- to 11-year-olds is still below the national average.
3 years ago
Omicron brings COVID-19 vaccine inequity ‘home to roost’
The more COVID-19 spreads among unvaccinated populations, the more possibilities it has to mutate and potentially become more dangerous, prolonging the pandemic for everyone.
3 years ago
Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states
The preliminary injunction applies to a coalition of suing states that includes Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota.
3 years ago
Demand is strong for kids’ COVID-19 vaccines, pediatricians say
Doctors in the Delaware Valley are pleasantly surprised. An October survey had shown many parents against or hesitant about vaccination.
3 years ago
Listen 3:42Montgomery County is offering its employees a $150 incentive to get fully vaccinated
The county hopes to raise vaccination rates among county employees, under a mandate enacted Oct. 18. The incentive expires Dec. 31.
3 years ago
White House: 92% of federal workers under mandate are vaccinated
The administration’s vaccine mandate seems to be working, with no apparent disruption to law enforcement, intelligence-gathering or holiday travel.
3 years ago
Does Delaware’s new COVID-19 spike portend a long infected winter? Health officials worried it does
With Thanksgiving upon us and December’s holidays looming, concern grows among Delaware health leaders about ‘bad outcomes’ from indoor gatherings.
3 years ago
Vaccines making Thanksgiving easier, but COVID hot spots remain
More than 500,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 since last Thanksgiving, for an overall death toll of over 770,000.
3 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: State pushes boosters, especially in under-vaccinated areas
State Police will be helping to set up clinics in Burlington and Somerset counties in the coming weeks. A Gloucester County site has been operating since September.
3 years ago
How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants
When the virus spreads unseen and unabated, health experts say, more people contract it and variants may arise.
3 years ago
U.S. opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+
The government is trying to get ahead of rising coronavirus cases that experts fear could snowball into a winter surge with upcoming holiday travel.
3 years ago
Local health experts fear the rush to authorize boosters for all adults failed to consider risk
Though the benefits of a third shot are clear, health experts warn the risks for young healthy adults — especially men — should be considered.
3 years ago
U.S. offering investment to boost COVID-19 vaccine capacity
The initiative comes as the Biden White House has faced growing pressure at home and abroad over inequity in the global vaccine supply.
3 years ago