Replies(10) The surge has seemed to steady and even dip slightly in Montgomery County, though numbers remain high. Here's where spread is happening. (Shutterstock) MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — As the first shipments of the coronavirus vaccine arrived in Montgomery County hospitals last week, the region saw the first glimpse of the end of the pandemic emerging down the line. But it could take months for the vaccine to be distributed to the general public, and there are numerous things standing in the way of eventual "herd immunity," which health leaders describe as 85 percent of the community being inoculated. In the meantime, case numbers remain at high levels in the county, though the surge has seemed to flatten and even slightly dip in the past few weeks.