When visiting Lancasterâs mass vaccination site in March, Gov. Tom Wolf praised the public-private collaboration, saying it was a âreally good example of what local folks can doâ to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the capacity to administer up to 6,000 doses a day â at a time when the public was clamoring for limited vaccine â the site had a wait list of 50,000 in short order.
What it didnât have was a toll-free phone number for patients to call.
And the mass vaccination site â located at the former Bon-Ton department store in Park City Center â still doesnât have a toll-free phone number.
Local public health experts refocus, with some fumbles, on addressing COVID-19 access issues
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Franklin & Marshall to require vaccine for students studying on campus this fall
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COVID-19 vaccines are available for kids in central Pa.; find out where and when PennLive.com 2 days ago Ron Southwick, pennlive.com © DAN GLEITER Barbara Kimpel prepares the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Capital BlueCross and Rite Aid, in a cooperative effort, run a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Capital s offices at Tecport Drive in Swatara Township. March 31, 2021. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
If you’re a parent looking to get your child vaccinated in central Pennsylvania, there are several events planned in the coming days.
Last week, federal regulators signed off on giving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to kids 12 and older; previously, the vaccines were only approved for those who were at least 16 years old. (The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are only approved for those 18 years old and over.)