How To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine In Newtown

NEWTOWN, PA — Bucks County officials say they are working to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to members of the public, according to Pennsylvania's vaccination plan. This article is meant to share information about how and when you can get the vaccine in the Doylestown area.

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Who Is Eligible To Get The Vaccine Now?

Currently, Bucks County, like the rest of Pennsylvania, is in Phase 1A of the state's four-phase rollout of the coronavirus vaccine.

Where To Get The Vaccine In Doylestown

Three public COVID-19 vaccination clinics have now opened in Bucks County, marking a key advance in the county's effort to give vaccinations for the virus to the general public.

The clinics opened on Tuesday, Feb. 16 on campuses of Bucks County Community College in Bristol, Newtown and Perkasie. Collectively, they are administering 600 initial doses of Moderna vaccine per day by appointment to people eligible during the 1A phase of Pennsylvania's vaccine rollout.

They operate Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., contingent on an adequate supply of the vaccine.

Vaccine recipients are being selected from a database of almost 200,000 people and businesses that have registered for vaccinations coordinated through the Bucks County Health Department. Those in the 1A grouping who registered earliest will be summoned first, county commissioners have said.

How To Sign Up

Bucks County has created an online hub for information on the coronavirus vaccine. The hub contains detailed information on who is eligible to be vaccinated under each of the state plan's four phases.

At the hub is a form letting residents register for the vaccine. Once registered, residents will be contacted to schedule a vaccination appointment once sufficient supplies arrive, officials said. Those whose status changed last week will be shifted from the 1B list to the 1A list and do not need to register a second time, officials said.

Click Here To Register For A COVID-19 Vaccination In Bucks County

Lower Bucks Hospital will be using the county list to alert residents when they can receive a vaccination. St. Mary Medical Center has created its own online registration form for coronavirus vaccinations.

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

Vaccine Supply In Bucks Co.

Dr. David Damsker this week said he doesn't expect a significant increase in the county's vaccine supply until March. But Alison Beam, Pennsylvania's acting secretary of health, said that the state will start sending larger amounts of vaccine to providers who are able to immunize people most quickly — namely county health departments and larger hospitals.

Primary care doctors and other small providers will get a smaller share of the overall vaccine supply, she said.

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