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Almost every Lancaster County elected official contacted by LNP | LancasterOnline this week has received the COVID-19 vaccine or plans to once eligible.
And for the most part, these officials are actively encouraging constituents who want the vaccine to receive it once they become eligible, sharing updates about how to access the vaccine and pointing people to VaccinateLancaster.org to schedule an appointment at the county’s mass vaccination center.
Only one official who responded âstate Rep. Mark Gillen, R-Brecknock Township â said he does not plan to get the vaccine, though he would be eligible now as a 65-year-old man.
âItâs probably not a good idea for legislators to be scooping up scarce vaccines,â Gillen said. âI just feel like Iâm in good enough condition. ⦠For a 65-year-old, I run every day, I work out on the farm and I feel confident in my health, and at this point I donât think itâs necessary.â
More than three years after Gov. Tom Wolf declared the opioid crisis a statewide "disaster," Pennsylvania ranks third in the nation with 5,144 overdose deaths - a status that leaves lawmakers wondering what to do next.
Rep. Gary Day of Lehigh County on Wednesday and several fellow committee members harshly criticized the state Health Department’s decision to skip a legislative public hearing on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout for senior citizens.
Over 40 members of the 28th Infantry Battalion based at Finner Camp, Ballyshannon received their first dose of the Covid vaccine last Wednesday (24th).
The members received the early dose to enable them to carry out work relating to Covid within the community. Operations Officer at Finner Camp, Captain Neil O Connor said the troops were happy to be receiving their vaccines. These are troops we are going to be using to help the public in various tasks. For example for the duration of the pandemic we have been helping out at swabbing centres throughout the country, in Sligo, Letterkenny and Donegal.