Health & Fitness
10 Percent Of Delco Residents Vaccinated At Aston Site
Workers put in 26,000 hours to vaccinate nearly 40,000 people at the Aston Community Center Vaccination Site, which recently closed.
ASTON, PA — The Aston Community Center Vaccination Site recently closed after vaccinating a major portion of Delaware County's population.
The site shuttered on June 5 after opening Jan. 10.
According to the county, more than 69,000 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine were administered to nearly 40,000 residents at the site.
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That accounts for about 10 percent of the county's adult population.
Volunteers and staff combined to contribute a staggering 26,000 hours of work.
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Hundreds of volunteers, nurses, nursing students, clinical staff, and employees of multiple County government departments under the direction of the Emergency Services Department, the Department of Intercommunity Health, and the Citizen Corps of Delaware County.
During the closing day, Delaware County Council Vice Chair Dr. Monica Taylor thanked those in
"I cannot thank you enough for the amazing work you have done here over the past four months," Taylor told the team. "Thank you to the Aston community and the surrounding communities for coming together at such an important time. The work done here was lifesaving for thousands of our residents."
The thanked citizens, the Citizen Corps of Delaware County, the volunteers from the American Red Cross, and the nurses and nursing students from Villanova University, Neumann College, Widener University, Delaware County Community College and General Healthcare Resources, as well as the Aston Township Police and staff and Stat EMS for outstanding effort during a critical time in the long fight against COVID-19.
The closure of the site was planned as the number of residents still in need of a vaccination dwindled and the county transitions away from multiple large-scale vaccinations clinics to more mobile community pop-up vaccination clinics.
Pop-up clinics operate in municipalities throughout the county and offer free vaccinations at churches, parks, fire stations, and libraries.
A list of community pop-up vaccination clinics is available here.
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