Saint Vincent Hospital has received more doses of COVID-19 vaccine, but they aren t enough for the Erie hospital to resume scheduling vaccination clinics.
Allegheny Health Network, which includes Saint Vincent, has temporarily stopped scheduling vaccinations due to a lack of vaccine. Clinics already scheduled are continuing.
Saint Vincent received 975 vaccine doses Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported on its website. It has received 9,750 doses since vaccine distribution started in early December. We did receive a tray (of vaccine this week) but it is tied to already scheduled appointments, Saint Vincent spokeswoman Monica Lewis said in a text.
Other health-care organizations that have received COVID-19 vaccine are continuing their clinics but have not significantly expanded their lists for who can receive the vaccine. They continue to primarily vaccinate health-care workers and emergency medical technicians, though the Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center is
Saint Vincent Hospital and UPMC Hamot have been vaccinating more health-care workers against COVID-19, including those who don t work for either health system.
Both hospitals have held vaccination clinics that are open to nonaffiliated health-care workers, including dentists, school nurses, physical therapists and behavioral-health specialists. We have been vaccinating some of these independent health-care workers for the past week to 10 days, but we are increasing the number as we wind down vaccinating our own staff, said Steve Henderson, Saint Vincent s director of pharmacy.
Medical offices, school districts and other health-care organizations have scheduled the vaccinations with the hospitals.
At least 6,625 partial doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Erie County and 1,034 full, two-shot doses have been administered as of Friday afternoon, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.