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Vaccine mandate: Some still working in health care without the shot
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Depsite protest, most hospitals in Bucks and Montco requiring vaccinations
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Bucks and Montgomery County hospitals have started vaccinating people against the fast-spreading COVID-19 virus, but, for now, it s an invitation-only event.
Local hospitals have started scheduling appointments and distributing the vaccine, but some are only offering appointments to patients in their own health systems who meet the eligibility criteria, officials said.
Later this month Lower Bucks Hospital anticipates it will begin distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to the first individuals who signed up through Bucks County agencies.
The dates for the vaccine clinic at the Bristol Township hospital were pending as of Tuesday, spokeswoman Michelle Aliprantis said.
The hospital is scheduling patients through the Bucks County Health Improvement Project and the county Department of Health, Aliprantis said.
St. Luke’s University Health Network, which has a campus in Mildford, similarly reported its unspecified vaccine allotment comes later this week.
“This is a pivotal moment in our fight against COVID,” said Dr. Jeffrey Jahre, an infectious disease expert and St. Luke’s senior vice president of Medical and Academic Affairs.
“The world has been waiting for this vaccine, and we are on the cusp of being able to provide it,” Jahre added.
Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities are among the highest priority receiving the first round of COVID-19 inoculations.
Hospitals won t be in charge of administering the vaccine for those residents, however, as another program is handling that particular population.