Snow storm won’t stop the COVID-19 vaccine deliveries in Pa., Gov. Wolf says
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
A powerful coastal storm forecasted for Wednesday and Thursday is expected to drop up to 2 feet of snow on eastern Pennsylvania.
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“The commonwealth is prepared for this storm,” he said during a media call Tuesday afternoon.
Distribution of the vaccine is managed by the federal Operation Warp Speed. Pennsylvania is set to receive 97,500 doses of the Pfizer vaccine this week for 66 of the state’s 67 counties, Wolf said.
Philadelphia, one of six cities that are receiving direct federal help, is set to receive 13,650 doses of vaccine.
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A man wearing a mask walks through a mid-afternoon snow squall in downtown Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
As Wednesday’s forecasted storm approaches, both state and local officials have urged residents to be cautious and stay at home. Snow and heavy precipitation may cause widespread power outages, followed by a significant drop in temperatures later this week; the forecast comes amid the shipment of thousands of doses of the new COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, prompting worries about potential vaccination delay.
We should start seeing the first flakes in the Philadelphia suburbs around 1 p.m. Wednesday. The peak is expected Wednesday evening through early Thursday. Then it tapers off Thursday morning with snow showers as heavy wind gusts could cause power outages.