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Vaccination Groups Expand in Pa & NY as COVID Cases Grow Getty Images jarun011 New York opens vaccines to people over the age of 16 April 6 while Pennsylvania is now opening Phase 1B of the vaccination plan. That includes Postal Service Workers, people in congregate settings not otherwise covered, manufacturing workers, clergy and others essential for support for houses of worship, public transit workers and education workers. Next Monday residents in Phase 1C will be eligible for appointments and April 19 all Pennsylvania residents will be able to schedule vaccination appointments. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania and the Northern Tier continue to see large jumps in cases and deaths. ....
ABC13 s Miya Shay explains how one woman is helping to alert others when appointment slots open through social media and when you need to start checking local pharmacies for availability. We don t have a problem with teaching, it s what we do, Anderson said. But, we don t want to risk our lives doing it. On the Centers for Disease Control website, teachers are listed under their recommendation for who would qualify for the shot under the 1B group. Currently, Texas is providing shots to those in 1A and 1B, but the state health department has decided to focus on vaccinating those 65 years and older as well as those with underlying health conditions. Teachers who qualify under those specific groups can get the shot, but the others have to wait. ....
once those shots arrive. Getty Images/ Mr. Ilkin In a January 11 briefing, the Executive said the County has a goal of vaccinating 2,000 people a week with allocations coming from the Federal Government to New York State and then sent by the State to Broome County. The problem is, those thousands of doses just aren t available yet. The County has been receiving a couple hundred of doses a week that have been earmarked for those in group 1a: primarily healthcare workers, nursing home staff and residents, Emergency Medical personnel and people who administer the vaccine and others in patient-forward jobs. The second group is much larger and includes teachers, educators, transit workers, police, fire, other medical staff not in group 1a and residents aged 75 and over. ....
Counties throughout the Southern Tier say they are being swamped with calls and emails from residents wanting to know when and how they can sign up to get a COVID-19 vaccination now that New York State has said a larger group of people can get shots. Under the expansion, group 1b will include educators, police and residents age 75 and older not already included in group 1a as residents of long-term care facilities. Getty Images-micgen Broome County plans to keep residents up to date on when they can schedule an appointment to get the COVID vaccine via social media, the county website (gobroomecounty.com) and in news briefings. ....