With Christmas in the rear-view and New Year's celebrations just days away, many are looking for a COVID-19 test – but it's not always easy to find one.
Local health providers say there is still an increase in demand for the COVID-19 vaccine
Pharmacy managers in Harrisburg are requesting more vaccine supply as the amount allocated is not enough for their communities Author: Victoria Lucas (WPMT) Updated: 10:28 PM EDT May 3, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. As Americans continue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, officials have announced a decrease in COVID-19 vaccine demand.
Because of this, mass vaccination sites in the Commonwealth are set to close such as those in Lancaster and Lebanon county.
While sites begin to prepare for a halt in administering the vaccine, local providers are hoping to continue to provide doses to their local communities.
Bringing the COVID-19 vaccine to local neighborhoods: that s what s happening at some pharmacies and smaller clinics, including one in Dauphin County.City residents may not be able to travel to mass vaccination clinics, or they may prefer getting vaccinated at a place they know.That s why Care Discount Pharmacy along Derry Street in Harrisburg is hosting a walk-in clinic Thursday.Pharmacy manager Raj Katla said the clinic is happening, in part, because the state provided an allocation. Pennsylvania is shifting distribution toward local pharmacies and smaller providers.Many of the Care Discount Pharmacy customers use its delivery services, so they re more comfortable getting the vaccine there. They know me over the phone, so they didn t know my face, so today they are coming in and looking at me and saying, Oh, so you are Raj. So, that s really exciting for me. I m seeing them, so they re seeing me, so that s exciting, Katla said.Another walk-up clinic is happening Thursday in