10K Partially Vaccinated In Delco, Nurses Sought To Boost Numbers

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — More than 10,000 people in Delaware County have received their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine. And in order to increase vaccinations efforts, the Citizen Corps of Delaware County is looking to bring on people with formal medical training to help ensure local vaccination efforts are successful.

According to state data, 10,278 people have gotten one dose of the coronavirus vaccine in Delaware County. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require two doses.

The number of people who have received the second dose is now at 1,050.

Pennsylvania as a whole has 281,305 people who have been partially vaccinated; 30,172 people have been full vaccinated, according to the state.

The Citizen Corps of Delaware County (CCDC) is looking to add 1,000 new volunteers to
support the county’s rapidly expanding vaccination efforts.

Although a significant number of non-medical personnel are needed, the CCDC is asking those with formal medical training, including nurses, nursing students and retired nurses to volunteer.

While Delaware County has already begun vaccinations for the segment of the population
classified as Phase 1A — which includes healthcare workers, EMS workers, medical examiners, funeral staff, and residents and staff of long-term care facilities — the effort to vaccinate all residents of the county over the next several months will require significantly greater resources.

"Residents can serve their community during a very critical time as we fight this pandemic," said
Ed Kline, Volunteer Management Coordinator for the County’s Department of Emergency Services. "We are asking all residents — particularly nurses and nursing students — to continue to rise to the challenge. We know that medical personnel have been asked to go above and beyond for countless months, and ask them to answer the call again in this crucial moment in the fight to end this pandemic."

Delaware County residents of all backgrounds, regardless of skills or medical training, are encouraged to volunteer to provide the critical support necessary to ensure the County can complete a successful vaccination drive and help end the COVID-19 pandemic.

Volunteers are required to participate in a free online orientation. Orientations are held each
month. Nurses and nursing students are asked to participate in the upcoming orientation scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Register online here.

Deployments are assigned based on the volunteer’s availability, and volunteers are only assigned to those positions they are comfortable performing.