An analysis by the Action News Data Team shows some of Philadelphia s suburban counties are being vastly short-changed on vaccines. It upsets me very much for the simple fact that I waited patiently, but I don t even hear back, she said. It s disappointing to know that this is another opportunity that we have to earn the public s trust and we re not doing as good of a job as we should be, said Isaiah Thomas, councilmember at-large.
In January, it was the Philly Fighting COVID debacle and it s been no secret that seniors and those with limited internet access have struggled to find appointments to get vaccinated.
HAVERTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) For many residents, the initial confusion over the COVID-19 vaccines was bad enough. But now, an analysis by the Action News Data Team shows some of Philadelphia s suburban counties are being vastly short-changed on vaccines.
Data shows that those four counties received far fewer doses of the vaccine than many smaller counties across the commonwealth.
According to the latest state data analyzed by 6abc, per every 1,000 residents, Delaware County (564,554 residents) has received 134 doses, Bucks County (626,806 residents) received 168 doses, Chester County (519,560 residents) received 171 doses and Montgomery County (823,823 residents) received 221 doses.
By comparison, the state reports having sent almost 45,000 doses to Montour County over the last three months. The county s population is only 18,259 people.
YEADON, Pennsylvania (WPVI) Some Delaware County leaders are frustrated over how doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are being divided throughout the state, and argue that the county isn t getting its fair share.
An analysis by the Action News Data Team shows some of Philadelphia s suburban counties are being vastly short-changed on vaccines.
According to the latest data analyzed by Action News, per every 1,000 residents, Delaware County (564,554 residents) has received 134 doses; Bucks County (626,806 residents) received 168 doses; Chester County (519,560 residents) received 171 doses, and Montgomery County (823,823 residents) received 221 doses.
By comparison, the state reports having sent almost 45,000 doses to Montour County, population 18,259, over the last three months. Four other smaller counties, Mifflin, Mercer, Clarion and Elk, all received more than 500 doses for every 1,000 of their residents according to state data. Out of 67 counties, Delaware County is ranked 46th.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) The Black Doctor s COVID-19 Consortium vaccinated more than 4,000 Philadelphians with a marathon 24-hour clinic this weekend.
Lydia Mcaliley found joy in the hours-long line. She says the wait was worth every second to get her COVID-19 vaccination. It was a wonderful day. I feel blessed, she said.
She joined thousands of people in Philadelphia to get their first shot from the consortium, which opened the Liacouras Center at Temple University from Friday 12 p.m. to Saturday at 12 p.m. It feels good to know all of these people are building their immunity because of our efforts. So maybe a little tired physically, but not weary, said Dr. Ala Stanford, who founded the consortium.
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They were fortunate because most of the groundwork had already been built into the building. We re pretty excited, said general manager Sean McGranaghan.
He proudly held the letter of approval they received from the City of Philadelphia. The letter allows them to operate at 50% capacity as of 5:34 p.m. Sunday night.
So we asked: how has it been going? When our 50% capacity equals to 350 to 375 people, it s still a lot of seats to fill. The idea for us is the potential of it, said McGranaghan.
It turned out not to be as expensive for Chickie s & Pete s to meet the requirements because much of their heating and air conditioning system was already in place.