Geisinger Wyoming Medical Center in Plains Twp. is among seven Pennsylvania hospitals that received doses of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Health.
The doses received at Geisinger are part of an initial 97,500 doses Pfizer is delivering to 87 Pennsylvania hospitals by next Monday.
âGeisinger plans to begin providing vaccinations at these facilities to eligible employees within 24 hours,â said Giesinger spokesman Matt Mattei, in a press release.
The first doses of the vaccine will be administered to staff members working on the front lines of COVID-19.
âIn alignment with Pennsylvania Department of Health and federal guidelines, during this initial phase, we will be providing vaccines to front-line staff whose daily work involves significant interactions with COVID-19 patients and other staff in critical departments,â said Mattei.