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Here s a breakdown of the number of vaccine vials expected to arrive in the Delaware Valley:
-In Pennsylvania, 83 state hospitals will administer 97,500 immunizations to hospital workers.
-Philadelphia will get its own direct shipment of 15,000 doses from the Centers for Disease Control
-New Jersey expects to obtain 76,000 vials of the Pfizer vaccine by Tuesday
-Delaware will get nearly 9,000 vaccine doses in its first shipment. Operation Warp Speed already has the second-dose vials in storage to be delivered for patients three weeks after their first immunization shot.
More good news is likely to come, says Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine. If the FDA and the CDC approve the Moderna vaccine, we ll also be getting shipments of the Moderna vaccines next week, says Dr. Levine.
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Healthcare workers and other hospital employees gathered for a press conference hosted by the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees (1199C) outside of Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia on July 21, 2020. (Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)
With new program, health system helps doctors and nurses cut their massive student loan burdens
PHILADELPHIA So many employees were stressed out about student loans that Temple University Health System this fall offered a new benefit – a concierge service to help them qualify for a much-touted federal program that can massively cut their debt.
Trouble is, help from the program, known as the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) venture, has been notoriously difficult to get. Meant to assist new doctors, nurses, teachers, soldiers, firefighters and others in public-service jobs, the program has so far been largely a flop.
One local hospital official called this a pivotal moment in the fight against COVID-19. It s a cautious optimism, said Temple University Health System chief medical officer Dr. Tony Reed.
Temple University Health System is preparing to receive and start giving vaccines on Wednesday. Its staff has been divided into four tiers, and the first 3,000 doses will go to those in tier one. All who were in direct COVID care units or in areas that see a high volume of COVID patients, such as the emergency department or the crisis response unit, said Reed.
The vaccine could come with some flu-like side effects. Temple Health is advising those who get vaccinated to try to schedule the shot towards the end of their workweek in case they experience side effects.
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