The Pennsylvania Department of Health is gearing up for a big influx of vaccine from the federal government and wants providers across the state to be ready for it and to make sure they allow for patients outside of their networks to make appointments.
Fewer providers, however, will be part of the provider network, state health officials said Tuesday.
To improve efficiency, more vaccines will be heading to fewer providers, according to Department of Health Senior Advisor for COVID-19 Response Lindsey Mauldin. The department is moving toward a more centralized system for distributing the vaccine to providers and county governments.