Wolf: Nearly One-Fifth of PA Residents Fully Vaccinated

MCKEESPORT, PA — Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday heralded Pennsylvania's response to the coronavirus outbreak and said there was "light at the end of the tunnel" for the pandemic's end.

Wolf appeared at the Bethlehem Baptist Church in a town near Pittsburgh that will be Allegheny County's fourth vaccination clinic beginning next week. He noted that 35.1 percent of Pennsylvania residents have received their first vaccination shot and 19.1 percent have been fully vaccinated.

"As of this point, we are number one among the ten largest states in the country for first doses," Wolf said at a news conference. He said that the national state average for first-dose shots is 33 percent, according to The New York Times.

He also noted that Pennsylvanians in Phase 1B of the state’s vaccination plan are now eligible to schedule a COVID-19 vaccination appointment to become protected against the virus. Phase 1B eligible Pennsylvanians include:

• People in congregate settings 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
• Education workers