LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK

VACCINATIONS RESCHEDULED: Due to a lack of adequate vaccine supply received from the state of Pennsylvania and the impact of the national weather on deliveries, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) regretfully cancelled and rescheduled COVID-19 vaccination appointments for people scheduled to receive their second dose of the Moderna vaccine on Feb. 20, 21 and 22. About 3,200 people will have their second dose of Moderna vaccine rescheduled.

Vaccine is delivered on weekdays. However, weather and other factors caused vaccine to not be delivered as planned this week. As a result, any replenishment of vaccine inventory is not expected until sometime on Monday.

The rescheduling plan keeps people in the proper time sequence between doses and is as follows:

•Appointments scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 20, will be rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 27, at the same time and location.

•Appointments scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 21, will be rescheduled for Sunday, Feb. 28, at the same time and location.

•Appointments scheduled for Monday, Feb. 22, will be rescheduled for Monday, March 1, at the same time and location.

Patients do not have to take any action if they are able to attend their rescheduled vaccination at the new date and time. Patients who are not able to attend the rescheduled appointment should call LVHN’s COVID-19 Hotline at 833-584-6283 (833-LVHN-CVD) to reschedule their appointment. for a later date.

ST. LUKE’S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK

100,000 VACCINATION GIVEN: As the leading COVID vaccinator in central-eastern Pennsylvania, St. Luke’s University Health Network is proud to announce that it has administered its 100,000th vaccination.

Currently the Network is vaccinating 3,000 people a day at 11 hospital-based sites across the greater Lehigh Valley. This approach makes getting the vaccine safe for anyone who experiences an adverse reaction since each hospital is equipped with a fully-functional emergency department.

St. Luke’s vaccination program, which runs seven days a week, has helped to make Lehigh and Northampton counties among the top four most vaccinated Pennsylvania counties with populations over 100,000. (Northampton County – 19 percent of the 18+ population; Lehigh County – 18 percent.)

SHOTLINE IN OPERATION: The “Shot-Line” is an automated scheduling system that allows individuals to self-schedule their appointments over the phone. Existing St. Luke’s patients who have yet to be vaccinated and are eligible according to Pennsylvania Department of Health guidelines will receive a call on the phone number they listed on their St. Luke’s patient records.

During the call from 1-866-785-8537, an automated voice recording will ask if they would like to receive the vaccine. If they answer yes, they will undergo a COVID-19 eligibility check, and, if successful, will be given three appointment dates and times at the vaccine site nearest to the location on their record. They can then select the appointment time that is best for them by pushing that option number and be scheduled within three to four minutes.