covid vaccine
How Will We Know When the Pandemic Is “Over”?
It’s been 407 days since the World Health Organization first declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, in March 2020. On most of those days, at […]
How a Pop-Up Clinic Is Working to Close Philly’s Vaccine Equity Gap
Nearly four months since the first COVID-19 vaccine was administered in Philadelphia, health commissioner Thomas Farley announced on Tuesday that the city administered its one […]
My Vaccination Card Makes Me Feel Like a VIP
As vaccinations have continued to increase, so has the number of people testing positive for COVID-19. Right now, daily cases are rising by at least […]
City Map Shows Inequalities In COVID Vaccinations in Philadelphia
A newly updated map published by Philadelphia’s Department of Health shows inequalities in who is receiving the COVID vaccine in Philadelphia. The color code on […]
The Black Doctors Consortium Is Totally Self-Funded. Imagine What It Could Do With City Support
Black people have always had to make the most with the least. Disenfranchisement in education, health care and social services has historically put us in […]
Inspector General: City Failed to Properly Vet Philly Fighting COVID
In the aftermath of the Philly Fighting COVID vaccine-clinic scandal, there was one main question on everyone’s mind: How the hell did this happen? Health […]
Didn’t Get an Email After Submitting a Vaccine Interest Form? The City Promises You’re on the List
Philadelphia’s vaccine rollout has been — how to put this charitably? — a national embarrassment. The first online form where people could register their interest […]
Here’s Where to Get a COVID Vaccination in Philly
If you’re reading this, we have good news to share: You can officially get the coronavirus vaccine. On April 16th, health commissioner Thomas Farley announced […]
The City Now Has a (Very Tentative) Timeline for When You’ll Be Vaccinated
The experts have been saying for a few weeks now that COVID-19 trends for Philadelphia look good. The latest computer models predicted declines in cases, […]
Some Good COVID News, For a Change
Between the Philly Fighting COVID fallout and the health department sharing new details about its vaccine rollout, it’s been a week full of vaccine news. […]
5 Questions About Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, Answered
Over the weekend, Johnson & Johnson announced promising results from the third and final phase of clinical trials for its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The […]
Got a Shot From Philly Fighting COVID? Here’s What to Do Now
In the days since the city cut ties with Philly Fighting COVID, the since-disgraced start-up that ran Philadelphia’s first mass-vaccination clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention […]
Who, Exactly, Is Philly Fighting COVID?
Andrei Doroshin is 22 years old, working toward his degree at Drexel, and a C-suite executive in three different businesses: a real estate firm (CEO), […]
A Penn Behavioral Economist on Ways Philly Could Speed Up COVID-19 Vaccinations
Though multiple COVID-19 vaccines are currently being distributed and administered across the United States, the overall rollout has been slow and uncoordinated. This has presented […]
Philadelphia Health Department Severs Relationship with Philly Fighting COVID
The city health department is severing its vaccine partnership with Philly Fighting COVID effective immediately, spokesperson Jim Garrow said in a statement on Monday evening. […]