Lehigh Valley Health Network will begin accepting walk-ins at each and every COVID-19 vaccine center starting on Wednesday.
The health network announced Tuesday that walk-ins will be taken at all of their vaccination locations, where patients age 16 and older – those under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian – will receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine for free.
Anyone who has already received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine will be able to obtain their second dose at those sites as well.
Those who are looking to get vaccinated can do so by visiting LVHN’s Vaccine Clinics at Pocono, Northampton Crossings, Hazleton, Schuylkill or MacArthur Road, with or without an appointment.
May 5, 2021
Pennsylvania is lifting all COVID-19 restrictions, except for mask wearing, on Memorial Day. Gov. Tom Wolf says the mask mandate will be lifted when 70-percent of Pennsylvanians over the age of 18 are fully vaccinated. Right now, about half of that segment of the state s population has received at least one dose of the vaccine so far. The announcement means that on May 31st, there will be no more caps on indoor and outdoor gatherings as well as capacity limits. Schools and individual municipalities and counties can continue with stricter mitigation efforts if they choose to.
As you might imagine, there s plenty of reaction to word Pennsylvania is lifting almost all coronavirus-related restrictions on May 31st. Some folks can t wait.
Updated: 4:57 PM EDT April 13, 2021
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. COVID-19 vaccines are now open to all Pennsylvania adults.
People 18 and older can get all three vaccines but only Pfizer s vaccine has been approved for teenagers who are 16 and 17.
Health care officials worry that some younger people are losing interest in getting the vaccine, specifically those known as Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2015. This is not the time to let down the guard. Getting the vaccination, honestly, in the big scheme of things, it s not a big deal compared to the illness itself. I get it. I used to be at an age where I thought nothing was going to happen to me and it would be someone else, but please, I make a plea as I did with my own daughter: get vaccinated, keep yourself safe and keep your family safe, said Dr. William Cors, the chief medical officer at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono in East Stroudsburg.