Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA Volunteers Actively Supported Vaccinations Programs in the Eight States
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ROCKAWAY, N.J., June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Volunteers of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA (HSS), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, during the peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020, worked in their communities and offered help to families, first responders, and healthcare professionals in 27 states and 198 urban centers nationwide.
Continuing the same spirit of community service, also called Sewa, HSS volunteers offered Vaccination Sewa in their communities. The core concept was to ensure equitable access to vaccination and that everyone stays safe and healthy.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency May 7 said that Indian American-led volunteer groups Sewa International and the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh are committed to vaccination efforts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
HSS, a non-profit organization that organizes values-based education programs and community outreach projects nationwide, has deployed a volunteer response team to support Philadelphia, FEMA and other government partners at the Center City Vaccination Center.
This site is equipped to deliver up to 6,000 doses of the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine each day, a news release said.
It is the second federally supported community vaccination center in the nation to benefit from HSSâs assistance. Sewa International and 25 organizations of the Indian American community in the greater Philadelphia region are working closely with HSS to offer support, it said.
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Diners at a Center City restaurant in late July 2020. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Pa., but not Philly, will lift COVID-19 restrictions
The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Tuesday that all COVID-19 restrictions except mask-wearing will be lifted after midnight on Memorial Day.
That means restaurants and businesses will no longer have capacity limits, among other things.
Face masks will be required until 70% of the state’s adult population is fully vaccinated.
“We continue to make significant progress in the fight to stop the spread of COVID-19 and as more Pennsylvania adults get vaccinated and guidance from the CDC evolves, we can continue to move forward with our reopening efforts,” said Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam in a statement.
COVID In Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Convention Center Vaccination Site To Offer Free Wawa Coffee With Vaccine
CBS Philadelphia 4/30/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Philly
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) A shot in the arm along with a free cup of coffee. The FEMA-run COVID-19 vaccination site at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Saturday will be offering free Wawa coffee to the first 5,000 residents who show up to receive their vaccine. THIS JUST IN: The Center City Vaccination Center will offer Pfizer AND J&J tomorrow! Free @Wawa coffee for the first 5,000 vaccinees!
Come down as a walk-up between 8am- 5pm or schedule your appt. #VaxUpPhilly
The Center City site will be offering both the Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson vaccines.
Nearly half of adults in Pa. have had at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
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Pennsylvania is moving closer to a milestone in the COVID-19 vaccination effort, as nearly half of those eligible have received at least one shot.
So far, 48.1% of eligible Pennsylvanians have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the Pennsylvania Department of Health said Wednesday. Pennsylvania ranks 10th among all states in the nation in terms of first doses, according to The New York Times’ daily tracker.
Nearly 3.3 million Pennsylvania residents are fully vaccinated, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. More than 1.9 million people have received their first dose of a two-shot COVID-19 vaccine, the department said Wednesday. The state data doesn’t include Philadelphia, which is handling its own vaccine rollout.