COVID-19 vaccine

February 25, 2021 | 5:43 AM

CDC launches web tool to help Americans find COVID-19 vaccines

The tool, which builds on the existing VaccineFinder.org platform, will capture inventory data from vaccine providers around the country.

By Selena Simmons-Duffin/NPR

Kimberly Paynter

February 24, 2021 | 5:38 PM

Volunteer-run website aims to help people in Pa. schedule COVID-19 vaccines

About 100 volunteers place hundreds of calls a day to vaccine providers to learn which ones are accepting appointments.

By Brett Sholtis

February 19, 2021 | 12:58 PM

‘Don’t hold back any doses’: How a conference call with the Pa. Health Department led to vaccine delays

Health systems believed they were following state orders when they used vaccines that were supposed to be set aside for people awaiting their second doses.

By Brett Sholtis

Rogelio V. Solis

February 19, 2021 | 7:58 AM

Long-term studies of COVID-19 vaccines hurt by placebo recipients getting immunized

Dr. Steven Goodman, a clinical trials specialist at Stanford University, says losing those control groups makes it more difficult to answer some important questions about COVID-19 vaccines.

By Richard Harris/NPR

Nam Y. Huh

February 19, 2021 | 7:45 AM

State House bill would create a central COVID-19 vaccine registry

The “COVID-19 Vaccine Registry Act” would require the department to host a database where Pennsylvanians would register to be put on a waiting list for an appointment.

By Kiley Koscinski/WESA

Matt Slocum

February 18, 2021 | 11:52 AM

Largest Pa. teachers’ union calls for members to be prioritized in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Teachers are slated to be next in line for the vaccine in the 1b classification of the state’s rollout.

By Julia Agos

John Locher

February 18, 2021 | 5:48 AM

How to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine in your state

NPR has created a lookup tool to help you understand how things work in your state and connect you with local resources. And we’re sharing guiding principles and advice for navigating the process below.

By Selena Simmons-Duffin/NPR

Rogelio V. Solis

February 17, 2021 | 1:09 PM

COVID-19 Moderna vaccine mistake expected to delay second doses in Pa.

About 200,000 Moderna doses allocated as second doses were given to others as first doses instead.

By Brett Sholtis

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

February 16, 2021 | 6:26 PM

Pa. coronavirus update: Most Philadelphia residents could be vaccinated by July

If the city’s timeline unfolds according to the current tentative plan, Farley said, Philadelphia will stay in phase 1B until around the end of April, finish 1C by the end of May and move into phase 2 in June.

By Liz Tung/WHYY

Nam Y. Huh

February 16, 2021 | 5:54 PM

Biden Administration says it has increased vaccine supply

President Biden’s COVID-19 czar Jeff Zients told governors on Tuesday that the weekly vaccine supply going out to states is increasing by more than 20% to 13.5 million doses this week, Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, announced.

By Vanessa Romo/NPR

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