Jason Kunzman, chief program officer of the JCC agreed.
“We could not be more pleased, more humbled, more honored, about the partnership, about our role in promoting and supporting public health,” he said.
Staff assists individuals lined up to receive vaccination against COVID-19. Photo courtesy of Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh
With Pennsylvania set to open vaccination eligibility to everyone 16 and older on April 19, both the JCC and the Squirrel Hill Health Center are preparing for increased activity.
During the first few months of 2021, vaccination supply was “very uncertain” and the Squirrel Hill Health Center lacked the capacity to vaccinate large numbers of people, according to Friedberg Kalson. “That has all changed in recent weeks.”