Using the form does not constitute registration, state health officials specified Tuesday. Users will have to make their own vaccine appointments.
Philadelphia residents cannot use the tool because the city is its own vaccine jurisdiction. The city has its own website where residents can sign up to be notified when they become eligible.
Though demand for coronavirus shots is high, acting Health Secretary Alison Beam urged residents not to sign up for appointments until they become eligible. We are working to vaccinate everyone in Pennsylvania who wishes to receive a vaccination, Beam said. While you are waiting for your turn to receive a vaccine, you can visit the provider map to view vaccine providers around you, but remember, please do not register with a vaccine provider until it is your turn.
More than a month into the rollout, the Pennsylvania Health Department hasn’t done any targeted outreach on the vaccine to communities that don’t speak English, many of whom have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
Older Pennsylvanians, who are supposed to be among the first in line to get the vaccine, are also struggling with clunky and disjointed online signups.
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