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In Effort To Vaccinate After School, Montco Expands Clinic Hours
COVID-19 vaccine clinics are now open even later at night as Montgomery County works to vaccinate more children in the after school hours.

COVID-19 vaccine clinics are now open even later at night as Montgomery County works to vaccinate more children in the after school hours.

The rate of new COVID-19 cases continued to decline last week in Bucks County, prompting a change to the mask policy in county buildings.
Pennsylvania approved the COVID-19 vaccine for teens on Wednesday following the CDC's latest meeting. Here's what you need to know.
Council Rock High School South and Shires Pharmacy are holding a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday, May 22.
While the state is holding off until at least Wednesday, Montgomery County had already filled 300 appointments for children Tuesday.
The state says they're a step away from approving the vaccine for use with children between the ages of 12 and 15.
Fewer than 800 cases were reported last week in Bucks County, a 32 percent drop from the week before and a 60 percent drop from early April.
In a very short time, vaccines have gone from scarce to abundant. Here's how Montgomery County is progressing.
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Aiming to reduce barriers, pre-registration is no longer needed to get a COVID-19 vaccine at any of Montgomery County's clinics.
Gov. Wolf and Gritty want all Pennsylvanians to get their COVID-19 vaccine.
Budweiser, White Castle and Krispy Kreme are others are offering free stuff to anyone who’s fully vaccinated against coronavirus.
Two of Montgomery County's largest community vaccine clinics will soon move into malls, officials announced this week.
As the supply increases and the state shoots up in the national rankings, vaccine hesitancy has become a pre-eminent issue in public health.
A new type of vaccine clinic is opening up its doors this week in Montgomery County.
In an effort to "publicly demonstrate confidence" in the unpaused J&J vaccine, Commissioners Arkoosh and Lawrence will receive the shot.
The Council Rock School District is working with Village Shires Pharmacy to offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to students 16 and older.
The vaccine news comes as new COVID-19 cases in Bucks County dropped 20 percent last week.
Johnson & Johnson doses will start going out again this week in Montgomery County. Here's the latest on the vaccine:
These incidents are "extremely rare" and that the vaccine is safe and effective for all, the Pennsylvania Department of Health said.
As the nation reached 200 million vaccinations, Pennsylvania did its best to move forward without Johnson & Johnson.
Nearly half of Bucks County's adult population has been at least partially vaccinated.
Traveling? Masking? Social distancing? The vaccination rate is rapidly climbing, and the public is anxious to put the pandemic behind them.
Nearly 300 children have died from COVID-19, the Lab says. Pfizer's vaccine could soon become available to children aged 12 to 15.
The total number of confirmed variants in the county is up to 186, though officials note only a fraction of lab samples are tested for it.
Montgomery County has already scheduled Johnson & Johnson appointments for next week, in case the pause on that vaccine is lifted.
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Montgomery County has fully vaccinated 31 percent of its 18 and over population. Here's how that stacks up.
The county has been able to persevere with Pfizer vaccine at many of its clinics, but the loss of J&J doses has put the brakes on.
99.9 percent of vaccinated Pennsylvanians have been protected against the virus thus far, officials said.
This week's J&J pause clouded the future of vaccination progress in the state, as clinics worked to move forward with Pfizer and Moderna.
A Pennsylvania woman is among the six in 6.8 million who suffered blood clots after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Students do not have to be a resident of Pennsylvania to receive the vaccine here.
The county is continuing to operate some of its clinics with Pfizer vaccine, but the future of vaccination progress remains murky.
The extension comes after federal officials recommended suspending the use of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine due to blood clotting issues.
Following the FDA's statement Tuesday, Pennsylvania will not administer any doses of Johnson & Johnson for at least the next week.
Montgomery County is heavily reliant upon the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which was paused by the FDA on Monday over blood clot concerns.
The Bucks County vaccination clinic in Warwick Township had been administering doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The county has opened even more mass clinics, but concerns over the Johnson & Johnson vaccine could hinder their progress.
The state announced Monday that the timeline for making the vaccine eligible to the general public has been accelerated.