Vaccine appointments in the Beaver Valley are still tough to come by more than two months after the first shots became available.
The state is in week 10 of a statewide vaccine effort with more locations offering vaccine appointments each week. Heritage Valley Health System, UPMC Health System and Allegheny Health Network, along with dozens of retail pharmacies, have all begun hosting vaccine clinics for members of group 1A. Under Pennsylvania regulations, front-line health workers, those 65 and older and those ages 16 to 64 who have certain health conditions ranging from obesity to cancer are eligible to receive a vaccine right now.
We asked the experts for some advice on the best practices residents can follow to increase their chances of getting a vaccine appointment. Here are tips to book an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine:
Erica Dietz | For the Tribune-Review
Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy will host two takeout fish fries, Feb. 26 and March 26.
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Spring fish fry fundraisers at Aspinwall’s Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy won’t resemble years past, but organizers said the Lenten events will forge on.
The school along Brilliant Avenue will host two takeouts, Feb. 26 and March 26. Hungry diners can pick up meals from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3:30 to 7 p.m.
Previously, the fundraisers were less about the fish and more about the community gathering, but this year will focus solely on the food.
Allegheny County Health Department planned to continue dispensing covid-19 vaccinations Monday and Tuesday, despite a winter storm that is expected to drop snow and ice across the region. Clinics are expected to be open Monday in Monroeville and Tuesday in Monroeville and Castle Shannon — although the schedule of appointments
Getting Vaccinated Gains Popularity February 15, 2021
Supplies are short and the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine is slow, but the willingness to get the shots is sharply rising across southwestern Pennsylvania, a new survey suggests. And hesitancy over getting vaccinated is fading the most among non-whites.
Some 60 percent of southwestern Pennsylvanians said they were ready to get the shot in January, according to a regional survey done by the Allegheny Conference and Schmidt Market Research.
Only 26 percent of people in the region felt that way in November, when two U.S. drug makers announced they had developed vaccines effective at preventing COVID-19 infection.