For the past 11 months, the topic has come up time and time again.
Through comments from the public at county commissioners meetings, and most recently an open letter from the Berks County Medical Society, the idea that Berks County should have its own county health department keeps popping up.
That s not a big surprise, given the ongoing global pandemic still wreaking havoc far and wide.
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And while those pushing for the creation of a Berks County Department of Health say they believe a county health department would help with the response to COVID-19, they claim their interests span far wider than dealing with the current public health crisis. They say a county department would offer all sorts of benefits in nonpandemic times as well.
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Lancaster County officials say they will soon provide details on a mass COVID-19 vaccination site and insisted that a shortage of vaccine doses is the biggest challenge they face.
Commissioner Ray DâAgostino said the county is planning to hold a press conference this week to share more details on local vaccine rollout. A news release indicates it will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center.
His colleague, Commissioner Josh Parsons, said county officials are âworking behind the scenes on a mass vaccination siteâ where coronavirus vaccine can be administered to large numbers of people.
Lancaster County officials say they will soon provide details on a mass COVID-19 vaccination site and insisted that a shortage of vaccine doses is the biggest challenge they face.
Commissioner Ray DâAgostino said the county is planning to hold a press conference this week to share more details on local vaccine rollout. A news release indicates it will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center.
His colleague, Commissioner Josh Parsons, said county officials are âworking behind the scenes on a mass vaccination siteâ where coronavirus vaccine can be administered to large numbers of people.