Rite Aid and Shoprite pharmacies will soon begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations to Philadelphians ages 75 and older, according to reports. Senior citizens who are interested in receiving a COVID vaccine can either pre-register online at a city-run website and then get notified about an appointment or call a hotline (215) 685-5488.
CVS Pharmacy has been vaccinating people at nursing homes and assisted living facilities for a few weeks now, and is not expected to offer vaccinations to the general public until April or May, according to a report by The Philadelphia Inquirer.
COVID-19 vaccinations at Rite Aid and Shoprite are expected to begin next week. People will have to travel to their appointment (vaccinations will not be provided for homebound residents).
Philadelphia area hospitals have also begun vaccinating patients considered high-risk against COVID, which includes people who are 75 or older. You can read more about this here.
February 1st, 2021 at 11:12 pm
I am waiting git my vaccination
I can walk.
Thank you.
February 2nd, 2021 at 10:41 am
Hopefully coming to your neighborhood very soon:
“By next week, Rite Aid and ShopRite pharmacists in the city will transition from vaccinating only essential health-care workers to including those 75 and older, Caroline Johnson, the former deputy health commissioner, said in an interview Friday.
Johnson, who resigned after the interview in the wake of the controversy surrounding a vaccine site operated by Philly Fighting COVID, said all Philadelphia residents can now sign up at the city’s vaccine notification website. They will be told when the pharmacies are ready for their group and sent links to make appointments.
Seniors without internet access can also call a hotline at (215) 685-5488, where staffers should be able to help elders make appointments, Johnson said.”
https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/live/covid-coronavirus-vaccine-pa-philadelphia-nj-de-updates-hospital-testing-stimulus-news-20210202.html