Delaware experiencing a Johnson & Johnson vaccine shortage

According to the CDC, the state is receiving more than 14,000 doses this week, but only about 1,700 next week. 

Chinese health leader admits country's COVID-19 vaccines have low effectiveness

In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country’s top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to get a boost.

104-year-old woman released from hospital after 2nd bout with COVID-19

A 104-year-old woman, who contracted COVID-19 twice, has been released from a hospital with a round of applause from hospital workers.

Researchers develop blood test that could help gauge depression, bipolar disorder

Researchers say they found a way to tell from a person’s blood how severe their depression is, the risk of developing severe depression in the future and the risk of future bipolar disorder.

Rain closes Delaware County drive-thru mass vaccination clinic on Sunday

On its second day of operation, the drive-thru mass vaccination clinic in Delaware County closed Sunday due to steady rain showers. County officials said appointments will be rescheduled for the same time next Sunday.

Public health alert issued for 200k lbs. of raw ground turkey products over salmonella concerns

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert over salmonella concerns for thousands of pounds of raw ground turkey products shipped nationwide.

Artificial intelligence, like algorithms, could crack the language of cancer and Alzheimer’s, study finds

The study found that looking at cancer and neurodegenerative diseases with artificial intelligence could lead to discovering how to alleviate symptoms - or maybe even prevent the diagnosis from happening at all.

Study shows Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine could lead to more side effects than Pfizer/BioNTech’s

New research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that people who receive Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine might experience more side effects than those who get Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine.

Second FEMA supported vaccination clinic opens Saturday in North Philadelphia

Philadelphia will open its second federally-supported mass vaccination clinic at the Esperanza Community Center in Feltonville as the city looks to ramp up its effort to innoculate over 1M residents.

Boy battling cancer becomes construction worker for the day

A little boy battling cancer who loves all things construction had his wish granted to become a construction worker for the day.

‘Shocking imbalance’: WHO says 87% of COVID-19 vaccines have gone to wealthy countries

Wealthy countries have received the largest supply of the world’s COVID-19 vaccines, while poor countries have only received 0.2% of the global supply, the World Health Organization announced Friday.

Gov. Murphy, wife get first coronavirus shots at Atlantic City megasite

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and his wife Tammy received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine Friday at one of the state's six mass vaccination sites in Atlantic City.

CDC says Johnson & Johnson shots can continue in North Carolina after reports of adverse reactions

Federal health officials say it’s safe to continue administering Johnson & Johnson shots at three vaccination sites in North Carolina that had an increase in reports of adverse reactions on Thursday.

Japan enacts more coronavirus measures in Tokyo ahead of Summer Olympics

Japan says it will raise the coronavirus alert level in Tokyo to allow tougher measures to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious variant ahead of the Summer Olympics.