Following Pennsylvania Department of Health directives, St. Luke’s University Health Network concentrated its vaccination efforts on Phase 1a priority groups, such as health care employees and first-responders.

In the next phase, St. Luke’s has developed a process to allow individuals to sign-up for notifications regarding the vaccine.

“We are proceeding in a thoughtful, orderly and safe way,” said Jeffrey Jahre, MD, St. Luke’s Senior VPMA.

“As per the state, we are opening scheduling to individuals age 65+ and those with medical conditions. To avoid lines and chaos, we are prioritizing individuals at the highest risk starting with individuals 75+ and rapidly working down the list as we have supplies,“ Jahre said.

“We anticipate that with increased supplies in manufacturing and the addition of other vaccines, like Johnson & Johnson’s, that there will be rapid increase in our ability to accommodate the entire population,” said Jahre.

Anyone can pre-register for vaccination through the St. Luke’s MyChart portal: www.sluhn.org/vaccine

Those who do not have a MyChart account may create one.