Philadelphia is rolling out its own sign-up site for the COVID-19 vaccine, health officials announced Tuesday, adding to a growing chorus of confusion over a city partner’s vaccine registry that already exists. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
State officials announced at a press conference today an expansion of the 1a first phase of vaccination to include Pennsylvanians aged 65 and older as well as those 16-64 with COPD, cancer, sickle cell disease and chronic kidney disease, as well as those who are pregnant. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Below you can see how hospitals in the Philadelphia area are coping with COVID-19, based on data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The data is updated every Monday and reflects (Read more.)
The consortium will begin administering the vaccines when Philadelphia enters Phase 1B of its distribution plan, which includes critical essential workers and is expected to start sometime soon in early 2021. The organization’s vaccines will (Read more.)
When you sign up, you’ll get an alert as soon as your “phase” is eligible for inoculation. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
A new financial wellness program at CHOP has helped families recoup $700,000 owed to them in an effort to tackle a critical vital sign: poverty. | From: Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
The reason? A triad of underlying issues steeped in racism leading to a deadly cycle that find more and more people of color who would have benefitted from early intervention either in behind bars labeled as mentally unstable, or worse, finding an untimely death. | From: Next City (Read more.)
Being an LGBTQ person in Pennsylvania means a greater chance of having serious health needs and less access to healthcare to meet those critical needs. So says the 2020 Pennsylvania LGBTQ Health Needs Assessment administered by the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, in partnership with Pennsylvania Department of Health and Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC). | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
With a sound support system, faith and courage, Lisa Gwaikolo, Respiratory Specialist, stands strong while facing the challenges of being a medical responder, mother, child of God and neighbor during COVID-19. | From: Fun Times (Read more.)
More than 300 Philadelphians are getting access to free weekly coronavirus testing, thanks to a new program launching Monday at the Bok. Bok’s owners partnered with a company called IVEE, which will offer testing for the next 6 to 8 weeks, depending on the level of interest. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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