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Westmoreland Manor residents and staff started getting vaccinated against the coronavirus Monday. It was the first day the vaccine was available in long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania. The number of those at the Hempfield facility consenting to get inoculated grew as the day went on, interim director Abby Testa said. “I think we’re all looking forward to the next step,” she said. “(Monday) was a day that history was made.” The first vaccinations at long-term care facilities in the state were completed with help from CVS Health and Walgreens workers. This week, CVS Health staf...

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Westmoreland County officials said Tuesday that plans have been formulated to vaccinate nursing home patients and staff and first responders once they are notified that doses are available to distribute locally. Distribution of about 97,500 vaccine doses in Pennsylvania started this week, and the first could arrive in the county on Friday, according to Excela Health officials. Those doses are expected to go to front-line medical workers. Stat...