Allegheny Co. Coronavirus Vaccine: Who's Getting It, Who's Not

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA — Patience is not at a premium when it comes to getting coronavirus vaccinations, but Allegheny County officials are stressing just that as the vaccine demand currently far outweighs the supply.

Allegheny County still leads all counties in the state in the number of vaccinations administered. According to the state Department of Health, as of Friday morning 37,380 people had received a partial vaccination and 8,851 were fully vaccinated. Two vaccinations are necessary to be fully inoculated.

But county officials warned this week that there aren't enough supplies to handle the state's expansion of those eligible to receive vaccinations in phase 1A to include anyone over 65 and people ages 16 to 64 with serious medical conditions that make them more at risk for severe illness due to COVID-19.

County Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen said the county health department will continue to prioritize those in the original Phase 1A group for the time being - those most at risk of illness, including health care workers and people living in long-term care facilities.

“I would love to tell you that we could vaccinate all of you who now meet these expanded criteria today, but the reality is that the current vaccine supply makes this unachievable at this time,” Bogen said at a health department briefing on Wednesday.

Bogen said that while Pennsylvania distributed 200,000 vaccine doses per week during the past two weeks, Allegheny County received less than 20,000 doses per week.

Bogen did not say when the county will move to Phase 1B of the vaccine program, but that phase will enable the following people to be inoculated:

• People in congregate settings not otherwise specified as long-term care facilities, and persons receiving home and community-based services.
• First responders.
• Correctional officers and other workers serving people in congregate care settings not included in Phase 1A .
• Food and agricultural workers.
• U.S. Postal Service workers.
• Manufacturing workers.
• Grocery store workers.
• Education workers.
• Clergy and other essential support for houses of worship.
• Public transit workers.
• Individuals caring for children or adults in early childhood and adult day programs.

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