DANVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania healthcare system announced over 10,000 people at its facilities have received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Geisinger Health System–with its headquarters in Danville, Pa., and various locations in central Pennsylvania– reached the milestone on Monday and will begin vaccinating EMS workers in local communities soon.
Geisinger facilities have been administering both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID vaccines to immunize their frontline workers since mid-December. With over 24,000 employees across the state, Geisiner says about 40% of their staff have received the first dose of the vaccine so far.
Additionally, as stated by the Pa. Department of Health’s plan to vaccinate certain healthcare personnel, Geisinger is using 10% of its vaccines to immunize EMS workers and community providers who give inpatient care.
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