COVID-19 News

Delaware County Council and the Delaware County COVID-19 Task Force have partnered with community organizations across Delaware County to launch the Homebound COVID-19 Vaccination Program. This new program, part of the Delaware County Pandemic Plan, will help ensure that any homebound individual who cannot safely leave their residence is able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

The COVID-19 Task Force expects the program will vaccinate up to 500 homebound residents per week, based on the anticipated supply of vaccine provided from the State. A direct caregiver can also qualify to receive a vaccination. Language assistance is available.

The critical work of identifying homebound individuals by county agencies—including the Department of Human Services, the County Office of Services for the Aging (COSA), the Office of Behavioral Health and the Office of Intellectual Disabilities—and by our community partners is an ongoing process. The Task Force welcomes additional input from local organizations to help identify individuals for the program.

Individuals can call the Delaware County COVID-19 Call Center at (484) 276-2100, or by email covid19resources.co.delaware.pa.us, to add themselves or a homebound loved one, friend or neighbor to the “Homebound Roster” for an on-site at-home vaccination. Information needed includes the name of the person to be vaccinated, a phone number, zip code, and an email if applicable.

Read the full announcement at delcopa.gov.

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Delaware County will be conducting public drive-thru COVID-19 testing at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby and the former U.S. Army Reserve site in Upland during the week of March 22. Both sites use standard mid-nasal PCR Nasal Swab test kits.

There are no out-of-pocket costs or co-pays for COVID-19 testing at either site; however, individuals with health insurance are asked to please bring an ID and their insurance card. Masks or face coverings must be worn.

Mercy Fitzgerald (Darby)

Testing is free and is available for insured and uninsured individuals 12 years of age or older who live or work in Delaware County and have COVID-19 symptoms, were exposed to COVID-19, or are considered critical/essential workers.

Individuals must pre-register at www.delcopa.gov/testing to receive a test at Mercy Fitzgerald.

COVID-19 test results typically take between 3-5 days. Faster results can be obtained by registering online through the MyHNLAccess portal. Details about the registration process can be obtained during your test and on the MyHNLAccess page that is linked at www.delcopa.gov/testing.

The Chester County Health Department Disease Investigation team may call those individuals who have a positive test result to complete an investigation.

AMI Expeditionary Healthcare (Upland)

Testing is free and available on a first-come, first-serve basis for individuals 3 years of age or older. Individuals are not required to show symptoms of COVID-19 in order to be tested and do not have to be county residents.

No appointment is necessary, registration will be completed on-site.

The turnaround time for testing results is between 2-7 days. Individuals who test positive will receive a phone call from AMI while individuals who test negative will receive a secured-PDF emailed to them from AMI.

Dates and Times

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital: 1500 Lansdowne Avenue, Darby, PA 19023
Monday, March 22: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 23: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 24: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday, March 25: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday, March 26: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

U.S. Army Reserve Center: 500 W. 24th Street, Upland, PA 19015
Tuesday, March 23: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 24: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday, March 25: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday, March 26: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday, March 27: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Individuals who suspect they are positive or believe they have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 should self-quarantine while they await test results. Individuals who live with other people should self-quarantine in a private room and use a private bathroom if possible.

Individuals with questions can call the COVID-19 Call Center at (484) 276-2100 or send their questions via email at Covid19Resources@co.delaware.pa.us.

For the latest vaccine information, visit delcopa.gov/covid.

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Now Scheduling Appointments for March 20, March 23, and March 27

Residents in Phase 1A, including those age 65 and up, are eligible

When requested, the Borough will assist the County with scheduling the COVID-19 vaccinations. Please refer to the Borough resources, such as the cable channel, website, and social media pages for notice as to when the vaccinations are being scheduled. When the notice is given to do so, please call the vaccination scheduling line at (267) 449-1496.

Please be advised that the Borough’s scheduling of the vaccinations is temporary and may be limited to specific groups/categories.

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Read this press release in its entirety at delcopa.gov

Delaware County Council continues to advocate for more COVID-19 vaccines for Delaware County residents.

On March 7, County Council members and Commissioners, and state legislators representing Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties met virtually with Pennsylvania Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam and other Wolf Administration officials regarding the state’s allocation of COVID-19 vaccine to these four Southeastern Pennsylvania counties.

On March 8, elected officials from the four-county region sent a letter to Acting Secretary Beam requesting the following actions be taken as quickly as possible:

1. Create a publicly available chart showing the amount of vaccine from all sources, including Federal partnerships, that has been delivered to each county each month and a description of the “County Index” that the Pennsylvania Department of Health is currently using to allocate doses to each county.

2. Explain how and when counties that are lagging in vaccine delivery will receive additional vaccines.

3. Explain how vaccine providers will be monitored going forward to ensure that no vaccine provider moves on to vaccinate 1B individuals (aside from the teachers and educational support personnel who are directly receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine) until all counties in the Commonwealth have received sufficient supply to vaccinate their 1A population.

Read this press release in its entirety at delcopa.gov

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Delaware County will continue conducting public drive-thru COVID-19 testing the week of March 8, 2021 at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby.

Testing will be available for insured and uninsured individuals 12 years of age or older who live or work in Delaware County and have COVID-19 symptoms, were exposed to COVID-19, or are considered critical/essential workers.

Individuals must pre-register at www.delcopa.gov/testing to receive a test.

COVID-19 test results typically take between 3-5 days. Additional testing information, including details regarding how to obtain faster results and the locations of additional public and private COVID-19 test sites, can be found on the link listed above.

There are no out-of-pocket costs or co-pays for COVID-19 testing; however, individuals with health insurance are asked to please bring their insurance card to the test site. Masks or face coverings must be worn. The Chester County Health Department Disease Investigation team may call those individuals who have a positive test result to complete an investigation.

Darby
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
1500 Lansdowne Avenue
Darby, PA 19023
Monday, March 8: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 9: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 10: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday, March 11: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday, March 12: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Individuals with questions can call the COVID-19 Call Center at (484) 276-2100 or send their questions via email at Covid19Resources@co.delaware.pa.us.

More information about these COVID testing events at DelcoPA.gov

Visit delcopa.gov/covid for the latest COVID-19 vaccine information.

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County commissioners, county council members and state legislators representing Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties met for an hour Sunday, March 7 with Pennsylvania Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam and other Wolf Administration officials regarding the state’s allocation of COVID-19 vaccine to the four Southeast Pennsylvania counties.

The meeting, long sought by elected officials, was arranged after The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Feb. 27 that our four suburban counties have received far lower state allocations of vaccine than their substantial populations merit.

All four counties consistently have received from the Pennsylvania Department of Health far smaller amounts of vaccine than requested, while less-populated counties elsewhere in the state have received disproportionately large amounts of Pfizer and Moderna vaccine.

Smaller-than-expected allocations in our area have led to long waiting lists and cancellation of second-dose appointments that had been scheduled for weeks, creating understandable frustration and anger among our constituents. Sunday’s discussion, conducted via Zoom, came after repeated requests from county officials and state legislators for a meeting to explain and remedy these evident inequalities.

Read full press release at delcopa.gov

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Delaware County Government to open fifth COVID-19 vaccination site

Delaware County Government will be adding a fifth County-operated vaccination site. The County, in partnership with Crozer Health, will begin COVID-19 vaccinations at Springfield Hospital on Thursday, March 11. The clinic will be operational Mondays through Fridays from 10:00 a.m.to 4:00 p.m. by appointment only.

The County, in partnership with Keystone First, and in collaboration with the City of Chester, opened the Keystone First Wellness Center in Chester on Feb. 25. And the County, in partnership with Penn Medicine, began administering the Pfizer vaccine on Feb. 26 at Penn Medicine in Radnor. The Delaware County Wellness Center in Yeadon and the Aston Community Center opened in January.

People interested in receiving a vaccine through Delaware County Government can fill out the pre-registration form online.

An Update on Vaccine Supply:

The County received 2,900 Moderna vaccines and 1,170 Pfizer vaccines for this week, and expects to receive 1,700 Moderna vaccines, 2,300 Pfizer vaccines for Radnor, and 1,170 Pfizer vaccines for Springfield for next week.

As of March 5, Delaware County Government has requested a total of 31,710 vaccines and received a total of 15,510 vaccines.

Read the full release at delcopa.gov.

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Delaware County will continue conducting public drive-thru COVID-19 testing the week of March 1, 2021 at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby.

Testing will be available for insured and uninsured individuals 12 years of age or older who live or work in Delaware County and have COVID-19 symptoms, were exposed to COVID-19, or are considered critical/essential workers.

Individuals must pre-register at www.delcopa.gov/testing to receive a test.

COVID-19 test results typically take between 4-7 days. Additional testing information, including details regarding how to obtain faster results and the locations of additional public and private COVID-19 test sites, can be found on the link listed above.

There are no out-of-pocket costs or co-pays for COVID-19 testing; however, individuals with health insurance are asked to please bring their insurance card to the test site. Masks or face coverings must be worn. The Chester County Health Department Disease Investigation team may call those individuals who have a positive test result to complete an investigation.

Darby
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
1500 Lansdowne Avenue
Darby, PA 19023
Monday, March 1: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 2: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 3: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday, March 4: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday, March 5: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Individuals with questions can call the COVID-19 Call Center at (484) 276-2100 or send their questions via email at Covid19Resources@co.delaware.pa.us.

More information about these COVID testing events at DelcoPA.gov

Visit delcopa.gov/covid for the latest COVID-19 vaccine information.

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The County opens two additional vaccine sites, including a Chester site and a Pfizer clinic in Radnor<>/h2>

Delaware County Government has opened two additional COVID-19 vaccination sites in Chester and in Radnor.

The County, in partnership with Keystone First, and in collaboration with the City of Chester opened the Keystone First Wellness Center in Chester on Feb. 25. With a focus on public health needs for residents in the Chester community, the site, operated by Keystone First began administering Moderna vaccinations on Feb. 25 and will be offering resources for improving overall health and well-being for members of the community at the center in the near future.

The County, in partnership with Penn Medicine will begin administering the Pfizer vaccine on Feb. 26 at Penn Medicine Radnor. People who have already pre-registered for a vaccine through Delaware County Government are eligible to receive a Pfizer vaccine at the new Radnor vaccination site.

The two new locations bring the total number of Delaware County Government vaccination sites to four. The County has resumed vaccinations at its Yeadon Wellness Center and the Aston Community Center. Last week, shipping delays from Moderna and severe weather, impacted the transportation of the vaccine, resulting in a lack of doses to all vaccine providers in the state. As a result, Delaware County Government canceled all vaccine appointments last week.

Read the full release at delcopa.gov.

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In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, Healthcare.gov will be available for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) from February 15 to May 15.

During this period, consumers in the 36 states served by Marketplaces that use the HealthCare.gov platform can apply for insurance or update an existing application, At least 13 States plus the District of Columbia, which operate their own Marketplace platforms, have decided to offer a similar opportunity.

Consumers who are uninsured can take this opportunity to look for coverage and find out if they qualify for financial assistance to help pay for health insurance by visiting HealthCare.gov or CuidadoDeSalud.gov or by calling the Marketplace Call Center at 1-800-318-2596, which provides assistance in over 150 languages. Consumers also can find a local assister or agent/broker in their area by visiting https://localhelp.healthcare.gov.

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