Updated guidance from the Pennsylvania Department of Health states that healthcare related personnel in schools such as โฏschool counselors, school psychologists, social workers and other in-person health services providers (in direct contact with low incidence students), are able to receive COVID-19 vaccination within Phase 1A.
On Jan. 19, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced 2 additional categories of eligible individuals to receive the COVID-19 vaccination as part of Phase 1A. Under the state’s new categories, all individuals 65 and older, and individuals ages 16-64 with certain medical conditions, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that increase the risk of severe illness from the virus, are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination.
