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October 23, 2020 | 8:12 AM

Researchers find doubts about COVID-19 vaccine among people of color

At a meeting Thursday of experts advising the FDA on COVID-19 vaccines, the concerns of front-line workers and people of color were read aloud verbatim, highlighting the crucial project of communicating the safety and effectiveness of a vaccine in an environment of deep political distrust.
By Laurel Wamsley/NPR
 Kirsty Wigglesworth
October 20, 2020 | 7:49 PM

Pa. Health Department warns against two state lawmakers’ false claims about potential COVID-19 vaccine

Both President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden have pointed to a COVID-19 vaccine as key to ending the pandemic.
By Sam Dunklau
 Kirsty Wigglesworth
October 20, 2020 | 7:39 AM

Distribution of the coronavirus vaccine will depend on local efforts

Health care workers will be among the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine due to their high risk of exposure. So while it may be summer or even fall of 2021 before the general public gets vaccinated, people in the medical field could start receiving it before the end of the year.
By Sarah Boden/WESA

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 Siphiwe Sibeko
October 16, 2020 | 7:46 AM

Facing many unknowns, states rush to plan distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave state immunization managers only 30 days to draft a comprehensive COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan — and Friday is the day those plans are due.
By Selena Simmons-Duffin, Pien Huang/NPR
 SDI Productions
October 13, 2020 | 4:50 PM

Will kids get a COVID-19 vaccine? Pfizer to expand trial to ages 12 and up

Until now, children under 16 have not been included in any of the COVID-19 vaccine trials in the U.S., and the average age of participants has skewed much older.

By Allison Aubrey/NPR
 Siphiwe Sibeko
October 12, 2020 | 3:39 PM

National committee recommends who should be first in line for a coronavirus vaccine

The report weighs four criteria: the odds of an individual contracting the virus, a person’s overall health, the societal impact of certain individuals falling ill, and how likely certain people are to spread the virus to others.

By Sarah Boden/WESA
October 10, 2020 | 8:30 AM

A coronavirus vaccine could kill half a million sharks, conservationists warn

A nonprofit that advocates for the protection of sharks, projects that some 500,000 sharks could be killed if a coronavirus vaccine with shark squalene proves to be effective.

By NPR
October 1, 2020 | 8:03 AM

Don’t wait for a COVID-19 vaccine to get your shots — you need a flu shot now

The flu is not the common cold. It's much deadlier, and the influenza virus is constantly adapting to outsmart our treatments and vaccines. That's why getting the flu vaccine every single year is so important: the vaccine is designed to help your body fight off the strain that is developing this year.
By Mara Gordon, Andee Tagle/NPR
 Kirsty Wigglesworth
October 1, 2020 | 7:45 AM

Web of ‘wellness’ doctors promote injections of unproven coronavirus treatment

Most of the medical practices that promoted the drug are not specialized in infectious diseases, but rather focus on plastic surgery, or promote "wellness," "anti-aging," and "regenerative" medicine.
By Tom Dreisbach/NPR
 Kimberly Paynter
September 30, 2020 | 4:39 PM

Levine says Health Department is developing a plan for vaccine distribution

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine discussed the importance of health care access during a pandemic, as well as the concerns for a spike in the fall.

By Zoë Read/WHYY
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