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The Morning Call answers your questions about the state of COVID-19 vaccinations in the Lehigh Valley

Lehigh Valley Health Network is setting up the area’s first known mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, while rival St. Luke’s University Health Network is scouting locations of its own as the providers work toward inoculating more residents in the fight to end the pandemic.

Michael Conrad, DMD, a 69-year-old area dentist who recently received a vaccine at St. Luke's, says he wants to protect his patients and family. "With having my own dental practice, I’ve taken great steps in ensuring patient safety from installing UV air sanitation to replacing carpeting with vinyl flooring for thorough cleaning. I’m also a Type 2 diabetic and I feel this vaccine is a great help in keeping me safe along with everyone around me." submitted photo

Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Allentown Campus, Geisinger Wyoming Valley in Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes Barre General Hospital, and St. Luke’s Sacred Heart in Allentown, as well as their Anderson campus in Easton and their Bethlehem campus, are set to receive the vaccine, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. “This is a pivotal moment in our fight against COVID,” Jeffrey Jahre, MD, infectious disease expert and St. Luke’s Senior Vice President of Medical and Academic Affairs, said. “The world has been waiting for this vaccine, and we are on the cusp of being able to provid...