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Friday marked 28 days since my first COVID-19 vaccination with Pfizerâs vaccine. At age 54, I was eligible for my first dose during Phase 1A of Pennsylvaniaâs vaccine rollout because I have chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, an inflammatory lung disease similar to asthma. So, I accepted Geisingerâs invitation to write a first-hand account of the vaccination experience. Half-way through the drive to Geisingerâs community vaccination site at CenterPoint Park in Jenkins Twp., panic struck. âOh, my God, did I bring my vaccination record card?â I thought, as adrenaline rushed through my body. Then, I remembered. I glanced down at the nook in my center console, and there was the card, where I put it earlier in the week so I wouldnât forget it. ....
Although Luzerne County COVID-19 vaccine providers received no vaccine shipments last week because of winter storms, they got a major shot in the arm this week. Vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna shipped a total of 14,025 doses to 12 providers in the county on Monday and Tuesday, according to data released Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center received most of the vaccine for its vaccination site in CenterPoint Park in Jenkins Twp. â 5,850 doses of Pfizerâs vaccine and 4,300 doses of Modernaâs. Add the number of vaccine doses shipped here last week to the 14,550 doses shipped the week of Feb. 8 and it exceeds the combined number of doses shipped here over the four weeks between Jan. 11 and Feb. 7 by 300 doses. ....