DuBOIS â Penn Highlands Healthcare will receive its first allotment of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, according to PHH Chief Operating Officer Mark Norman. âWeâre pleased to come to you with good news this week. We are turning a significant corner in combating the pandemic,â Norman said during Wednesdayâs media teleconference. Norman noted that Thursdayâs rollout of the vaccine is the latest update PHH has received from Pfizer and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. âOf course, we are very encouraged to have a vaccine on its way to us, but it remains critical for our communities to understand our area is not through the worst of this pandemic,â said Norman. âItâs also important to note there is a period of a few weeks from the moment the first shot is administered until an individual is considered to benefit from maximum protection of the vaccine. Like any vaccine, the COVID-19 vaccine does not guarantee an individual will not be infected with the virus from person-to-person contact just because theyâve gotten the vaccine.