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Distribution of Pfizerâs COVID-19 vaccine to nursing homes is expected to begin statewide Dec. 28, according to the state Department of Health, but officials at Lackawanna County facilities donât expect to receive doses until January.
The vaccine will be administered by pharmacists with CVS and Walgreens, which signed an agreement with the Department of Human Services in October to service all nursing homes and other long term care facilities nationwide.
The state Health Department has not provided nursing homes with information regarding which counties or regions of the state will be first to get the vaccine. That decision is being made by CVS and Walgreens in conjunction with DHS, a spokesperson for the Health Department said.
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COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Spent $35 Million On Plastic Face Shields In Early 2020
CBS Philadelphia 12/19/2020 Syndicated Local – CBS Philly
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Nearly a third of the $110 million that Pennsylvania spent on personal protective equipment and ventilators in the early months of the pandemic went toward face shields, a relatively niche item for which there wasn’t as much demand as for other kinds, according to an Associated Press tally. In part, the state spent so much money on face shields because that’s what was available amid the national rush to find medical equipment, officials said.
A survey of state agencies found Pennsylvania paid more than $35 million for the clear plastic face shields, which must be used in tandem with cloth or N95 masks to be effective. Spending on N95 respirator masks and other types of masks, for which there was much greater need, was just over $22 million during the same period.
Pennsylvania Spent $35M on Plastic Face Shields in Early 2020 In part, the state spent so much money on face shields because that’s what was available amid the national rush to find medical equipment, officials said By Mark Scolforo •
Updated on December 19, 2020 at 12:59 pm
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Nearly a third of the $110 million that Pennsylvania spent on personal protective equipment and ventilators in the early months of the pandemic went toward face shields, a relatively niche item for which there wasn’t as much demand as for other kinds, according to an Associated Press tally.