WellSpan hospitals are among the first 100 in the state to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. In Lebanon, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital received its first shipment on Tuesday. WellSpan's Ephrata Community Hospital and two hospitals in York are still to receive their first doses this week.
“The COVID-19 vaccine represents a bright spot for our teams who have tirelessly cared for their friends and neighbors with COVID-19,” said WellSpan Health President and CEO Roxanna Gapstur, Ph.D., R.N. “We are encouraged by the available data, which tell us the Pfizer vaccine is 95 percent effective in lowering a person’s risk for developing COVID-19. Our hope is the vaccination will allow our teams and patients to stay healthy while alleviating the strain on health systems across Pennsylvania.”