The Pennsylvania Department of Health released the latest revised
COVID-19 vaccination plan, Tuesday, that includes people who are 65 and
older, and those 16-64 with certain underlying medical conditions that
make them more vulnerable to the disease.
“Pennsylvania is expanding our vaccination efforts to start including
anyone over 65 and people ages 16-64 with serious medical conditions
that make them more at risk for severe illness due to COVID-19,” said
Cindy Findley, Department of Health’s deputy secretary for Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention, and leader of the state’s Vaccine Task
Force.
The CDC has defined this group as people who have conditions like
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), cancer, sickle cell
disease and chronic kidney disease. Pregnant women also are included in
this group. A full list of these medical conditions is available in
version 5 of the interim vaccine plan on the department’s website.
It is important to note that while the number of people eligible to get
vaccinated is expanding, the allotment of vaccine doses that
Pennsylvania is receiving from the federal government is not increasing.
“To help people determine when they are eligible for vaccination, and
how to get vaccinated, we have developed a ‘
vaccine eligibility quiz’
now online at pa.gov,” Findley said.
Once people complete the short vaccine eligibility quiz to determine if
it is currently their turn to get vaccinated, they will go to the
interactive map online to find a vaccine provider near them. They will
schedule an appointment directly with that provider.
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