Dr. Douglas Ockrymiek finally got the call he had been waiting for on Friday â it was his turn to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Ockrymiek, medical director at Behavioral Health Corporation in Lancaster, said he already had his name on several lists to receive the vaccine and was waiting.
âIn addition to being a health care worker, Iâm also 75,â Ockrymiek said. âI had told them that I was looking around to get it as soon as possible.â
On Friday, Ockrymiek was contacted by a representative of Lancaster Emergency Medical Services letting him know that it had received a supply of COVID-19 vaccines and he could be vaccinated on Monday.