HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Governor Tom Wolf and Dr. Rachel Levine have announced a new plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccine in Pennsylvania.
So far, this is the fourth version of a vaccine plan by Pennsylvania officials.
According to Levine, the state refined which health workers qualify in Phase 1A and added Phase 1B and 1C.
“This update is in line with the latest recommendations from the ACIP and CDC,” Levine said. “Phase 1A has been further defined to identify specific healthcare providers. Phase 1B is now a significantly larger group of people that includes people aged 75 and older, people with major health problems and essential workers. This update also creates a Phase 1C, which includes people 65-74 years old and people with high-risk conditions such as cancer, COPD, heart conditions and pregnant women, and the essential workers who are not in Phase 1A or B.
Phase 1C essential workers include public safety officials, financiers and bankers, media members, government workers and members of the judiciary to name a few.
Phase 2 now includes someone 16 years or older who has not been treated in Phase 1.
The Department of Health has also drawn attention to a comment form that can be completed to provide feedback on the vaccine distribution plans. You can find the link here.
The full department of health can be found here.