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In the hours after the big announcement, the region’s health systems were inundated with phone calls and emails to clinics, physicians and call centers.
Thousands of people were suddenly eligible to get the covid-19 vaccine.
They wanted it fast.
But the announcement by Pennsylvania officials expanding the vaccination eligibility pool to people older than 65, and those with cancer, diabetes and many other conditions came days after health officials learned the federal stockpile of vaccine was depleted, and disruptions in supply were likely to occur as a result.
Saint Vincent Hospital has received more doses of COVID-19 vaccine, but they aren t enough for the Erie hospital to resume scheduling vaccination clinics.
Allegheny Health Network, which includes Saint Vincent, has temporarily stopped scheduling vaccinations due to a lack of vaccine. Clinics already scheduled are continuing.
Saint Vincent received 975 vaccine doses Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported on its website. It has received 9,750 doses since vaccine distribution started in early December. We did receive a tray (of vaccine this week) but it is tied to already scheduled appointments, Saint Vincent spokeswoman Monica Lewis said in a text.
Other health-care organizations that have received COVID-19 vaccine are continuing their clinics but have not significantly expanded their lists for who can receive the vaccine. They continue to primarily vaccinate health-care workers and emergency medical technicians, though the Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center is
Nate Smallwood | Tribune-Review
RN Denise Fingeret gives the first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to nursing student, Anna Sack, inside Frances Warde Hall on the Carlow University campus on Jan. 15, 2021. With supplies limited, vaccines have been prioritized for health care workers and long-term care facilities. Starting Monday, Jan. 24, 2021, Allegheny County Health Department will vaccinate anyone older than 65 at a clinic in Monroeville.
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People age 65 and older can sign up to get a covid-19 vaccine at a Monroeville clinic starting next week, Allegheny County health officials announced Friday night.
A Democratic state lawmaker criticized Pennsylvania’s vaccine rollout as muddled on Friday - saying other states are doing a much better job at distribution and communication - while unions representing police and prison guards expressed outrage at having been shoved farther back in line for COVID-19 shots.
A Democratic state lawmaker criticized Pennsylvania’s vaccine rollout as muddled on Friday saying other states are doing a much better job at distribution and communication while unions representing police and prison guards expressed outrage at having been shoved farther back in line for COVID-19 shots.