February 17, 2021 - Harrisburg, PA
The Pennsylvania Department of Health and the newly formed joint task force with the legislature reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring that Pennsylvanians will have access to second doses of COVID-19 vaccine within the CDC-recommended timeframe of up to 42 days after the first dose.Acknowledging communications shortcomings and the need for more frequent outreach to providers, Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam outlined plans moving forward."As the Department of Health continues to review and improve the complex processes necessary to get COVID-19 vaccine from the manufacturers into the arms of Pennsylvanians as quickly as possible, we discovered some providers inadvertently administered the Moderna vaccine shipped to them intended as second doses, as first doses," Acting Secretary Beam said. "We are taking immediate action to remedy the situation and are committed to ensuring that second doses are available.
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