Carrelli and his wife, Lynn, care for Francis. They say they never go out and have everything delivered. They even have a sanitizing station in the garage. But they can’t find a way to get him vaccinated.
“It’s frustrating that we can physically protect our homebound family and friends to a certain degree, Carrelli said. We can’t protect them to the degree a vaccine can protect them.”
The director of the Bucks County Health Department, Dr. David Damsker, says it’ll be a month or two before they’ll be able to vaccinate the homebound.
“We will get a list together of people that require this kind of service. It’s very labor intensive obviously,” Dr. Damsker said.
COVID-19 update: Pa. has had 39 confirmed cases of worrisome variant
Updated Mar 06, 2021;
Posted Mar 06, 2021
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Much of the COVID-19 news this week has been good: The vaccine supply, while still lacking, is growing, with about 10% of Pennsylvania adults having received the two shots needed for full protection. Moreover, the levels of new cases, deaths, hospitalizations, nursing home infections and nursing home deaths in Pennsylvania have dropped significantly from their peaks.
Also, as the result of a newly-approved vaccine three are now available and expanded manufacturing, President Joe Biden this week predicted there will be enough vaccine for all Americans by the end of May.
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It’s no flower and garden show, but Allentown’s Agri-Plex is still showcasing hope these days
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
Posted Mar 05, 2021
Allentown Mayor Ray O Connell gives an update Friday, March 5, 2021, at the Allentown Fairgrounds Agri-Plex on the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination efforts, joined by, from left, Allentown Health Bureau Director Vicky Kistler, city Councilman Daryl Hendricks, Allentown School Board member Phoebe Harris, city police Chief Glenn Granitz Jr., city Community & Economic Development Director Leonard Lightner and Councilwoman Candida Affa.Kurt Bresswein | For lehighvalleylive.com
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The scene inside the Allentown Fairgrounds Agri-Plex these days may be a little less colorful and relaxed than exactly one year ago, but there’s still that sense of hope that better days are around the corner.