High demand, low doses has healthcare systems making tough choices on how to distribute the vaccine Nearly 4 million people are currently eligible to receive the COVID-19 shot in PA, but the state has only received around 1.6 million doses in total so far Author: Jamie Bittner (FOX43) Updated: 5:09 PM EST January 27, 2021 The message being repeated across Pennsylvania by multiple state officials and health workers: the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses coming into the state are not meeting the demand. The Governor noted that nearly 4 million people are now eligible for the shot under Phase 1A of the rollout. However, per the CDC only 1.6 million doses have been delivered to the state so far. Considering each person needs to receive two doses, that amounts to enough vaccine for 818,000 people.