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Want the COVID-19 vaccine? Here s why main central Pa providers don t even have appointments

Want the COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s why main central Pa. providers don’t even have appointments Updated Jan 29, 2021; Posted Jan 29, 2021 Leo Thielmann, of Lower Macungie, prepares to receive a free COVID-19 vaccine on Jan 27, 2021, at Dorney Park. Lehigh Valley Health Network began vaccinating the public 75 and older during their first drive-thru vaccination clinic.Saed Hindash | For lehighvalleylive.com Facebook Share Seven weeks after doses of COVID-19 vaccines began arriving in Pennsylvania, the bleak reality is this: Penn State Health, the main health care provider for thousands across central Pennsylvania, isn’t accepting requests for COVID-19 vaccines. As of Friday morning, UPMC, with hospitals and offices across the Harrisburg region, says on its website vaccine is “not yet available to the general public. UPMC hospitals and doctors’ offices are not able to provide additional information and there is no vaccine waiting list.”

Central Pa hospitals defend giving COVID-19 vaccine to back office employees before outsiders at higher risk

Central Pa. hospitals defend giving COVID-19 vaccine to ‘back office’ employees before outsiders at higher risk Updated Jan 27, 2021; Posted Jan 27, 2021 Dr. Stephen Henderson with Penn State Health Cocoa Outpatient Center, gives 73-year-old Lynn Davis from Cleona, a Band-Aid Wednesday after he recently gave her the COVID-19 vaccine. Facebook Share Penn State Health doctors on Wednesday acknowledged that health care workers who don’t directly care for patients are receiving COVID-19 vaccine, even as outsiders who are older or have serious medical conditions endure long waits. They defended it, explaining that even hospital employees who aren’t directly involved in patient care have a crucial role in keeping the hospital running, and it’s therefore appropriate to vaccinate them.

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