Bucks County COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout: Latest Updates

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Bucks County opened its fifth and largest mass vaccination site Monday, an encouraging sign as new COVID-19 infections ticked up last week.

The new clinic opened at the former Giant grocery store in the Warwick Square shopping center on York Road on Monday on an appointment-only basis. The opening comes as the state health department reported 1,964 new infections in Bucks County last week, an 8 percent increase over the previous week.

The county says it has cleared its waiting list of people eligible for a shot under Phase 1A and has begun opening up appointments to county residents in Phase 1B. Residents in Phase 1C will be able to make appointments starting Monday, April 12, with the rest of the population able to schedule starting April 19.

Vaccinations To Date

Through Friday, Bucks County had administered 87,225 partial doses and 99,960 full doses of one of the three available COVID-19 vaccines. A total of 5.9 million Pennsylvanians have received at least one dose.

How To Sign Up

Bucks County, in accordance with updated state and federal vaccination eligibility mandates, has removed its wait list. The county will notify anyone who pre-registered as 1B or 1C of their eligibility to sign up.

You can register for a vaccine in Bucks County here.

For those who do not have internet access, there is another way. In Bucks County, residents may register for a vaccination by calling the county's coronavirus helpline at 1-800-383-0371.

Where To Get The Vaccine In Bucks County

Invitations are being sent out by email, offering appointments at the county clinics for people who registered with the county. Bucks County is running vaccine clinics at three Bucks County Community College campuses — in Bristol, Newtown and Quakertown — as well as one at Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem and the aforementioned clinic in Warwick Township.

Other providers in the county include hospitals and pharmacies. St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne is accepting online registrations.

See The St. Mary Medical Center COVID-19 Vaccine Form Here

Patients who have received care from any Doylestown Health physician (primary care and/or specialist) are automatically preregistered through the health system's electronic medical record and prioritized based on their highest risk medical conditions. Patients will be contacted at the appropriate time to schedule their appointment. Additional public reservations for first doses will open in the near future. Click here for more information. Doylestown Health offers five ways to sign up for a vaccination.

Find A Coronavirus Vaccine Site Near Me: Pennsylvania

Who Is Eligible To Get The Vaccine Now?

As of this writing, Bucks County remained in Phase 1B of the state's four-phase vaccine rollout, along with the rest of the state. But, as noted above, others will become eligible in the coming days.

Phase 1B includes people in congregate setting not otherwise specified as long-term care facilities and persons receiving home and community-based services, U.S. Postal Service workers, manufacturing workers, clergy and other essential support for houses of worship, public transit workers and education workers.

Teachers and other school workers also have been receiving vaccinations under a state program specifically for them.

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