A royal thank you for unsung community heroes during COVID-19
Staff and clients threw a royal thank you party Tuesday for some behind-the-scenes people who helped others make it through the COVID-19 crisis.
Royal Estates of Wichita Falls hosted an event celebrating unsung heroes who helped keep the senior community safe during the pandemic.
The event honored the Wichita Falls City-County Health Department, Meals on Wheels, Boomtown Pharmacy, Hawk Pharmacy, Eagle Pharmacy and the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank.
“We see their hard work, dedication, and heart- and we appreciate them more than they can imagine,” the home said in a release.
The accelerated phased roll-out schedule is as follows:
March 31: Law enforcement, firefighters, grocery store workers, food and agriculture workers became eligible for the vaccine.
April 5: All residents in Phase 1B, which includes postal, public transit and manufacturing employees, will be eligible to start scheduling vaccination appointments.
April 12: All residents in Phase 1C, which includes workers in transportation and logistics, water and wastewater, public health, finance and construction, can start scheduling vaccination appointments.
April 19: All residents 16 and older can start scheduling vaccination appointments.
Pennsylvania currently has no statewide vaccine sign-up system. Those in Fayette County, however, can use the county’s registry at fayettecountypa.org to sign up for an appointment. The county is working with WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital, Highlands Hospital and partner pharmacies to offer vaccines around the county.
Updated: 2:06 PM EDT Apr 1, 2021 Pennsylvania is in Phase 1A of the COVID-19 vaccine plan, which includes anyone age 65 and over, and people ages 16 to 64 with certain medical conditions. In addition, the vaccine is currently being given to health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. Law enforcement, firefighters, grocery workers, and food and farm workers are now eligible as well. Here s how to find a vaccine in your area.|| Coronavirus updates | Latest Pa. numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||The state will move into Phase 1B of eligibility on April 5. That group includes postal, public transit and manufacturing employees.Phase 1C of eligibility will begin on April 12. Eligible people will include workers in transportation and logistics, water and wastewater, communications and media, public health, legal services, finance and construction.And finally, all Pennsylvanians age 16 and older will be eligible to schedule a vaccine appointment starting on
Photo courtesy Eagle Valley Library District and Eagle County Historical Society.
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