Montgomery County Vaccine Updates: Wait List, Key Dates, More

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — There was good news and bad news on the COVID-19 vaccine front in Montgomery County over the past week.

While conflict with the state over supply issues remains unresolved, new categories could soon be eligible to receive the vaccine, and the wait list is down as slow but steady progress is being made.

The virus is still present in the county, but numbers have been steadily improving for months now.

Countywide, 110,075 residents have received a partial vaccination, while 67,961 are fully vaccinated. All told, roughly 23 percent of the total eligible population in Montgomery County has now been vaccinated.

Here are the latest updates on the COVID-19 vaccine in Montgomery County.

County not getting more supply after meeting with state

Montgomery County saw no change in its vaccine allocation this week after a meeting with the state this weekend to address how the southeastern region of the state has been shortchanged in doses.

Additionally, county leaders said that there has been no official response to the rare joint statement put out by four counties earlier this week, which called for greater transparency in the algorithm used by the state to determine these allocations. MORE.

Wait list down

The county is making its way through its massive 1A vaccine priority category, with some 137,000 registered individuals now remaining on the wait list in the 1A category.

Timeline accelerated, with key dates in March and May

The state believes they can meet President Biden's recently announced goal that would make everyone in the state eligible to receive a vaccine by May 1.

As part of that plan, the Department of Health issued an order Friday mandating that providers must schedule appointments for the entire 1A priority category — which includes everyone 65 and older — by March 28. MORE.

School employee vaccinations launch

The Montgomery County Intermediate Unit was among 28 statewide that prepared to distribute vaccine to school employees last week. Some 6,500 Pennsylvania teachers had been vaccinated as of Friday with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. MORE.

Third site will not open this week

Montgomery County's third community vaccine clinic in Willow Grove will not open up as planned this week in Willow Grove. The county has not received enough doses to open it. Once enough doses are received, it's hoped the site can vaccinate as many as 10,000 individuals per day; 5,000 for first doses, and 5,000 for second doses. MORE.

Moving into 1B

Montgomery County police, firefighters, grocery store workers, and other essential frontline workers will be able to receive the vaccine by the end of March, officials hope. The state plans to designate its single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine supply for that purpose once teachers are inoculated. MORE.

How to sign up

You can pre-register for a vaccine appointment here if you are in the 1A group. Due to limited supplies, it may be up to 12 weeks before you hear back about confirming an appointment. Don't panic; if you pre-registered, your name is in the system.

You can register with other providers, besides Montgomery County, here.

I already registered in Montgomery County, where am I in line?

To find where you are in line, you can compare the date you registered to these statistics on daily new registrants.