The Wolf Administration announced a partnership with Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs to offer free COVID-19 vaccines and educational resources at fairs across the commonwealth.
“We continue to see Pennsylvanians infected with COVID-19, which reinforces the importance for people to get vaccinated as soon as possible,” Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam said. “We are excited to partner with Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs to offer vaccines to attendees.”
Individuals can get a free COVID-19 vaccine at: the Schuylkill County Fair from 2 to 8 p.m. Aug. 5; the Wayne County Fair from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6 to 14; Penn State's Ag Progress Days (Centre County) from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 11 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 12; and the Crawford County Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 25 and 26.
Consult with the vaccine providers on site about which of the three vaccines (Moderna, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson) will be available at each fair. No registration is needed, and photo IDs are not required.
Additional COVID-19 vaccination clinics at county fairs are currently being planned. County fairs interested in offering a COVID-19 vaccination clinic and or distributing COVID-19 educational resources to fair-goers should contact the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
“Pennsylvania is back and so are the more than 100 agricultural fairs that offer a chance to thank the farmers that feed us today and grow agriculturalists to feed us tomorrow,” said Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. “This return to normal should not be taken for granted though, Pennsylvanians have worked hard to get us here and should not let their guard down. It’s for this reason that I’m thrilled to see this partnership between the fairs and Department of Health come to fruition, it’s one more opportunity for Pennsylvanians to take advantage of another weapon of defense against COVID-19 to protect this return to normal.”
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