Vaccine Supply To Chester County A Dribble Amid Demand

CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Chester County's health department has vaccinated just over 12,000 of the 154,704 persons eligible for COVID-19 shots in the Phase 1A category, as demand continues to heavily outpace supply.

Reporting last Friday, Chester County's health department said it had received just 3,200 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine last week and was instructed by the state to use those as second doses for persons who've had a first dose.

The Chester County Health Department said on Friday it"continues to receive a very limited amount of vaccine doses each week."

At the current level of vaccine doses that the Chester County Health Department is receiving from the state, the health department cited an estimate that 4,100 people in Phase 1A will receive the vaccine each week from CCHD.

Registrations keep stacking up, though. To date, the county health department said it has received more than 182,000 pre-registrations with the Chester County Health Department to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

"We continue to do everything we can to obtain more doses for our Phase 1A groups, especially for seniors and those with high-risk conditions," Chester County Health Department stated Friday.

All Chester County partners who are giving vaccines have administered 24,768 vaccines in all, as of Feb. 5 and only 6,569 persons have received two doses of the vaccine.

The Chester County Health Department is currently administering the vaccine to those in Phase 1A and is opening appointments to match supply.

As availability and delivery of the vaccine doses increase, so too will the number of people within Phase 1A that will be vaccinated each week, the county said.

To pre-register for a vaccine, go here.

To view the list of Phases for vaccination, go to this page.