COVID in Pa.: 6,500 teachers vaccinated as state initiative begins; all of Phase 1A should have access by month’s end; 3K new cases, 40 deaths reported | Coronavirus and COVID vaccine updates (03/12/21)
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
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State officials on Friday announced that 6,500 teachers have been vaccinated under the education initiative that began this week. After that is complete, further efforts will target essential workers.
The initiatives will supplement Pennsylvania’s ongoing immunization efforts. At least 72,000 people are getting a shot daily, the state health department reported. Almost 10% of the state’s approximately 13 million people have received all required doses, including statistics from Philadelphia, which receives its own allotment.
Rep. Gary Day of Lehigh County on Wednesday and several fellow committee members harshly criticized the state Health Department’s decision to skip a legislative public hearing on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout for senior citizens.
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