The official agenda for the Lancaster County Commissioners meeting scheduled for Tuesday includes the location of the vaccination site, set to open March 14.
Leaders raise questions over how the Pa. Department of Health allocates vaccines
With some health systems receiving far greater vaccine allocations, Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons wants to know how the DOH makes its decisions. Author: Grace Griffaton (FOX43) Updated: 4:22 PM EST January 29, 2021
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. Many people have reported issues while trying to get their COVID-19 vaccine: Driving more than an hour away to get theirs, appointments filling up too fast, or finding that none are actually available.
It s not just those people eligible for the shots raising concerns over the process; leaders in Lancaster County want to know how the Pennsylvania Department of Health decides how much to distribute.
Lancaster County leaders said they are working to set up a mass vaccination site but more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are needed to make it happen.“What we are doing now in this effort is planning for D-Day,” Commissioner Ray D’Agostino said during a news conference Thursday.D’Agostino likened the next phase of the fight against the coronavirus to the Allies’ efforts in World War II.“Now, as then, this is beginning of the end of COVID in Lancaster County,” he said.The county is planning a mass vaccination site that could vaccinate up to 5,000 people per day. It would be in a central location but will only open if there is adequate vaccine supply, according to commissioners.“Vaccine availability is the primary factor right now. This is obviously frustrating to many who want the vaccine now,” Commissioner Josh Parsons said.Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and other health systems in the county are giving shots to 600 to 1,000 people per day, but LGH has n