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Wolf Administration Provides Additional Information On COVID-19 Vaccine For Teachers, Child Care Workers, School Staff
Harrisburg, PA – The departments of Health (DOH) and Education (PDE) joined the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) to provide additional information on the COVID-19 vaccine for Pre-K-12 teachers and other school staff following Governor Tom Wolf and...
Gov. Wolf and COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force Announce Plan to Vaccinate Teachers, Other School Staff
As part of the priority to safely and quickly get more students back in the classroom, Governor Tom Wolf and the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force today announced that Pennsylvania will use the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine for PreK-12...
Wolf Administration Extends Regional Congregate Care Assistance Teams To Continue Support To Long-Term Care Facilities Facing COVID-19, Highlights Progress Vaccinating Long-Term Care Residents And Staff
Harrisburg, PA - The Wolf Administration today announced an extension of the Regional Congregate Care Assistance Teams (RCATs) to support long-term care facilities as they continue to face COVID-19 and the challenges it creates for congregate care settings. The...
Gov. Wolf Signs Bill Preparing National Guard to Assist with Vaccination Efforts
Governor Wolf signed House Bill 326, which permits the Pennsylvania National Guard (PANG), in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, to develop plans for the establishment and operation of regional sites for community distribution and administration...
Department Of Health Provides Update On COVID-19: More Than 2.5 Million Vaccinations To Date
Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., March 3, there were 2,577 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 938,411. There are 1,670 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that...
Department Of State Releases COVID-19 Enforcement Actions, Feb. 21-28
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of State's Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation (BEI) today released data related to COVID-19 enforcement actions from Feb. 21-28. The Department of State is continuing with compliance enforcement as it relates to the regulated...
Department Of Health Provides Update On COVID-19: Nearly 2.5 Million Vaccinations To Date
Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., March 2, there were 2,564 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 935,834. There are 1,715 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that...
Department Of Health Feb. 14-20 Update On COVID-19 Investigations, Contact Tracing, Monitoring Efforts: Pennsylvanians Urged To ‘Answer The Call,’ Complete The Connect & Protect Form, And Download The COVID App
Harrisburg, PA - The Department of Health (DOH) today shared its weekly update on Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing data and encouraged Pennsylvanians to download the COVID Alert PA app, as more than 796,000 have already done to aid...
Pennsylvania COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update for Feb. 19-25: Case Increases at 12,967; Percent Positivity at 6.3% and 26 Counties with Substantial Transmission
Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam today released a weekly status update detailing the state’s mitigation efforts based on the COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System dashboard, highlighting a seven-day case increase of 12,967, a...
COVID-19 Vaccine Information
On March 3, 2021 FEMA will begin operating a large vaccine clinic at the Philadelphia Convention Center. The estimate is that the clinic will operate for 6 weeks and hopes to vaccinate 6,000 people per day.
This is not a walk up clinic and appointments are necessary and is for Philadelphia residents only. The people who will be invited are those who have expressed interest in getting the vaccine by signing up on the website www.phila.gov. It is the red banner that is about a 3rd of the way from the top. They are both emailing those with internet and calling those who do not to invite them. If folks don’t have internet access to sign up they can call 311 and they are able to register them from there. We are also able to register people as well.
The city continues to run clinics, hospitals, pharmacy partners and local health centers are also vaccinating people.
What do I need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine? Is the vaccine right for me?
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See the City of Philadelphia COVID-19 Vaccine page for more information
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There is no co-pay or charge for the covid-19 vaccine.
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Insurance is not required to receive the vaccine.
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There is no requirement for proof of citizenship in order to get the vaccine.
How can I sign up to get the vaccine?
Start by registering your interest with the City of Philadelphia by doing ONE of the following:
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Filling out the Philadelphia Vaccine interest form
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Or by calling the City’s COVID Call Center: (215) 685-5488 or calling 311
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Or by emailing covid@phila.gov
Questions about the vaccine can be emailed to COVIDVax@Philly.gov
If you sign up with the city, you should receive a confirmation message.
Signing up with the city does not guarantee you an appointment for the vaccine. If you have an opportunity to receive a vaccine from another organization, please do so. If you see specific hospitals, pharmacies, or community sites offering their own vaccine interest forms, you can sign up for those as well. There is no limit to how many lists you can join.
Other places within Philadelphia to sign up for the vaccine
The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium is hosting frequent vaccination sites for people who are eligible in the current phase and who live in the areas hardest hit by the pandemic, which include the following neighborhoods and ZIP codes: Mount Airy (19119); Logan, Olney (19120); Brewerytown (19121); Northern Liberties, Loft District (19123); Juniata, Frankford, Feltonville (19124); Oak Lane (19126); Wynnefield (19131); Strawberry Mansion (19132); Fairhill, North Philadelphia (19133); Port Richmond (19134); Tacony (19135); Bridesburg (19137); West Oak Lane (19138); Walnut Hill/West (19139); Hunting Park (19140); Logan (19141); Elmwood, Southwest Philadelphia (19142); University City (19143); Germantown (19144); Graduate Hospital, Naval Square, Southwest Center City (19146); Frankford, Mayfair (19149); Cedarbrook (19150); Overbrook, Overbrook Farms, Overbrook Park (19151); Eastwick (19153).
*This zip code list is subject to change.
See their website or social media, or call 484-270-6200 for more details and the most up-to-date information.
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Penn Medicine vaccine interest form
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Main Line Health vaccine plan
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University of the Sciences is hosting a regular vaccine clinic. They will call people who are eligible and who have signed up on the city’s interest form to invite them for an appointment.
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FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is running a vaccine clinic at the Convention Center. They will call people who are eligible and who have signed up on the city’s interest form to invite them for an appointment.
I live in Philadelphia, when am I eligible to get the vaccine?
As of February 16, 2021, Philadelphia is vaccinating people eligible for phases 1A and 1B.
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Click here to see a list of categories eligible in those phases.
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Click here for Frequently Asked Questions about vaccine eligibility in Philadelphia.
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Click here for more information on the city’s distribution plan.
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Click here to see weekly updates on the city’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution. This a very helpful site!
Other resources about the covid-19 vaccine by state