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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.

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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.

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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.

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