All babies born at Bayhealth to receive first Imagination Library book WILMINGTON, Del.— Governor John Carney and the Delaware Division of Libraries announced on Wednesday that Bayhealth has partnered with Dover and Milford Public Libraries to ensure all babies born at Bayhealth Hospitals, as well as any eligible patients of Bayhealth Pediatrics in Milford, are […] The post Bayhealth Partners …
Delaware to expand vaccinations with focus on minority communities, hard-to-reach seniors
Minorities have only gotten 6 percent of the vaccine that has been given out, and the state is worried about seniors who have mobility issues or don’t have computers.
People must wait for second dose of COVID vaccine as state expands chances to get first shots
Vault Health will give shots to underserved seniors in Wilmington; testing giant Curative will begin giving vaccine; and hospitals and pharamacies will vaccinate seniors.
State cases continue to decline as mass vaccinations start; here’s where to be tested
State Walgreens have given 100,000 tests to Delaware residents.
Registration for phase 1B opens Wednesday on new state site; focus on 65 and up
The state expects more people to ask for vaccine than is available, so it will triage the requests according to age, medical condition and risk factors.
COVID hospitalizations hit record high in Delaware, especially Sussex County
Hospital are particularly hard hit in Sussex County, where new positive cases are rising by 50 percent in every zip code.
State sets vaccine “sprint” to speed up shots, get to those not in healthcare
During an event last week at a Georgetown DMV, the state vaccinated 650 first responders and school nurses in just two hours.
More than 30 pop-up COVID-19 testing sites planned for week of Jan. 11
As statistics show the number of Delaware COVID-19 hospitalization high and positive cases rising in the wake of December holidays, “We all need to do our part and flatten this curve again,” said Gov. John Carney in a press release. “Testing is the best way to track the spread of COVID-19 and monitor for potential outbreaks. But it’s not …
State says 15,000 vaccinated, with plans to accelerate using drive-thru events
‘Logistics are more complicated over the holidays. There’s some hesitancy from staff to take the vaccine over the holidays,’
State wants schools to return to hybrid learning on Jan. 11
‘As we have said many times, we do not believe there is a public health reason to close schools.’