Philadelphia — its own vaccine jurisdiction — prioritized vaccine access for people age 75 or older. But in the rest of Pennsylvania, people over 65 and those with qualifying medical conditions are eligible for the vaccine at pharmacies.
Local and regional education agencies, called Intermediate Units, will help administer the shots for teachers in partnership with medical professionals and the National Guard.
Gov. Tom Wolf announced Pennsylvania will be getting around 124,000 doses of the newly-approved vaccine by the end of this week.
The rural county ranks second in the rate of fully vaccinated residents in the commonwealth, according to the Department of Health’s dashboard Tuesday.
State officials expect 94,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to arrive this week.
Appointments at the clinic were intended to be invitation-only, for highest-priority residents in the city’s Phases 1A and 1B. But the FEMA site links circulated broadly, and many signed up without knowing whether or not they were eligible.
