Several Hundred Coronavirus Vaccines Given In Delco Sunday

DREXEL HILL, PA — Several hundred people got coronavirus vaccines in Delaware County Sunday.

The county ran a mass vaccination clinic at Upper Darby High School Sunday.

Over nine hours Sunday, 1,260 first doses of the Moderna vaccine were administered to Upper Darby residents.

All 1,260 people were considered high-risk under Phase 1A and came from under-served communities, who had preregistered with the county.

Residents can register for the vaccine online here.

The clinic was staffed by more than 150 Delaware County staff and volunteers from the Citizen Corps of Delaware County, COSA, and Upper Darby School District contributed to the effort, which to-date has been the County’s largest one-day coronavirus vaccination effort.

As a reminder, residents can call the Delaware County COVID-19 Call Center if they have COVID-19 related questions including information on vaccines and testing. The COVID-19 Call Center is open Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. In addition to responding to phone calls, the Center will also respond to emails.

The center can be reached by calling 484-276-2100 or emailing covid19Resources@co.delaware.pa.us.

As of Monday, 45,564 people have been partially vaccinated and 50,907 have been fully vaccinated according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.