State and county officials are adamant: When it comes to the COVID vaccine, wait your turn.
But a state-purchased software was making it easier for those who aren t up for their vaccine to make an appointment. Department of Health officials have heard numerous complaints about the program, called PrepMod, allowing people to register for vaccine appointments regardless of their eligibility.
The state licensed a registration system for county and municipal health departments to schedule COVID-19 vaccine clinics for healthcare workers, said April Hutchinson, director of communications for the Department of Health. After someone registered and was able to get in for an appointment, the system would send out a registration link.
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COVID-19 live updates: 9% of Americans have received 1 or more vaccine doses
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By MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER, IVAN PEREIRA and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News
(NEW YORK) A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 104.9 million people worldwide and killed over 2.28 million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Here’s how the news is developing Friday. All times Eastern:
Feb 06, 10:40 am
9% of Americans have received 1 or more vaccine doses
The Pennsylvania Department of Health showed dismal effort in immunizing its citizens against COVID-19. Pennsylvania now ranks 44th among all 50 states in immunization of COVID-19 vaccine, while neighboring states like West Virginia and Connecticut rank second and fifth, respectively. Pennsylvania has been able to use only 55% of the vaccine it received. Allegheny County has the worst vaccine distribution plan because of poor leadership. There.