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Tiffany Husak, left, a nursing student at the Community College of Allegheny County, receives her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, during a vaccination clinic hosted by the University of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny County Health Department at the Petersen Events Center, in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Every Pennsylvanian currently eligible for vaccination in group 1A will be able to make an appointment by the end of March, Gov. Tom Wolf said on Friday.
Wolf’s announcement comes after President Joe Biden’s national address Thursday night, when he announced that all Americans will be eligible for a vaccine by May 1. Wolf said the state is taking big steps to meet that goal. “We feel pretty confident that we can do that.”
COVID in Pa.: 6,500 teachers vaccinated as state initiative begins; all of Phase 1A should have access by month’s end; 3K new cases, 40 deaths reported | Coronavirus and COVID vaccine updates (03/12/21)
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State officials on Friday announced that 6,500 teachers have been vaccinated under the education initiative that began this week. After that is complete, further efforts will target essential workers.
The initiatives will supplement Pennsylvania’s ongoing immunization efforts. At least 72,000 people are getting a shot daily, the state health department reported. Almost 10% of the state’s approximately 13 million people have received all required doses, including statistics from Philadelphia, which receives its own allotment.