Delco Opening Large-Scale Vaccination Clinic In Marple Township

MARPLE TOWNSHIP, PA — Delaware County Saturday will open its own large-scale coronavirus vaccinating clinic to bolster its inoculation efforts.

The large-scale site will be open at the Delaware Community College Marple Campus, 901 Media Line Road, Media.

This site, which marks the sixth run by the county, will be operational each weekend for as long as needed.

Delaware County recently opened vaccination appointments to all residents in Phases 1A and 1B. Residents in Phase 1C will be eligible Monday and Phase 2 residents will be eligible Monday, April 19.

Preregistration is no longer required to be vaccinated at a county site.

Residents who want the vaccine can visit the county's website here. When appointments are available, residents can choose their appointment date, time, location, and vaccine type.

The county said it will add new appointments as quickly as vaccines are delivered to the county by the state.

Thousands of new appointments have been added in the past 10 days and tens of thousands will be added each week.

Residents seeking the vaccine are urged to be patient. While the county is getting more vaccines, the demand still exceeds the supply.

Based on current and expected allocations from the state, the county plans to vaccinate 20,000 people — 10,000 Johnson & Johnson, and 10,000 Moderna and Pfizer combined — per week, with a goal of 140,000 vaccinated residents in seven weeks.