Pennsylvania

Born Free

(1,619 posts) Mon Jan 25, 2021, 07:41 PM Jan 2021

NO central place to sign up for Covid-19 vaccine?

I understand there is a shortage, but have not found any way to get on any type of list even to receive information when vaccines are available. I contacted my primary care physician and was informed they will not be getting the vaccines to try a pharmacy. I used the map on the PA Gov website and none of the links proved successful. Both my wife and I are eligible but unable to find any way to get on a waiting list.

It would be easier if the Pa government provided a central place to sign up, but I read they can not do that because they lack the funds. If true, people should encourage lawmakers allocate the needed money, stopping Covid-19 should be the number one priority.

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NO central place to sign up for Covid-19 vaccine? (Original Post) Born Free Jan 2021 OP

Where are you? DeminPennswoods Jan 2021 #1

Agree. We're in Chester Co. and have signed up with them. They're waiting for vaccine. NT enough Jan 2021 #6

Dauphin County Born Free Jan 2021 #7

Surprised there's nothing from Dauphin county DeminPennswoods Jan 2021 #8

UPMC is our Primary Medical provider Born Free Jan 2021 #11

Our state government, except of course the state legislature, DeminPennswoods Jan 2021 #12

I will link your thread to my earlier one if that is okay with you. rzemanfl Jan 2021 #2

Counties in MD are doing it. elleng Jan 2021 #3

try your states health department MFM008 Jan 2021 #4

If you have a physician who is part of a health care system and that health care system cornball 24 Jan 2021 #5

Ha, ha, ha, ha! spinbaby Jan 2021 #10

The whole system is ridiculous spinbaby Jan 2021 #9

DeminPennswoods

(16,342 posts)

1. Where are you?

Reply to Born Free (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 07:45 PM

Jan 2021

I'd try the county website for information.

Where I am in Beaver County, the local small healthcare system (not AHN or UPMC) just began registering people on Friday afternoon. They don't have enough doses for everyone who signed up, but at least we are in line.

enough

(13,460 posts)

6. Agree. We're in Chester Co. and have signed up with them. They're waiting for vaccine. NT

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 08:51 PM

Jan 2021

Born Free

(1,619 posts)

7. Dauphin County

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 27, 2021, 08:26 PM

Jan 2021

The closest thing we have found to actually getting on a list is signing up for Covid-19 updates from UPMC.

DeminPennswoods

(16,342 posts)

8. Surprised there's nothing from Dauphin county

Reply to Born Free (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 28, 2021, 05:32 AM

Jan 2021

what with Harrisburg being there. Signing up with UPMC is probably the smartest thing given their size and reach now.

Wolf said at this presser yesterday that he's considering a central state registry, but that's all. Don't know why a central registry wasn't the first plan, but maybe the major delay issues with the unemployment registration process factored in the decision to push actual vaccinations down to "local control".

Born Free

(1,619 posts)

11. UPMC is our Primary Medical provider

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 28, 2021, 07:55 PM

Jan 2021

I read an article that claimed the primary reason PA does not have central registration is finacial, they did not/do not have the budget for the support the program

DeminPennswoods

(16,342 posts)

12. Our state government, except of course the state legislature,

Reply to Born Free (Reply #11)

Thu Jan 28, 2021, 08:50 PM

Jan 2021

is pretty skeletal - at least based on my experience. There aren't even 800 numbers you can call, it's all 717 area codes. Aside from State Stores and Driver License centers, state gov't offices are few and far between, too.

At least Beaver county seems to have a handle on things through our local, independent health system.

rzemanfl

(30,291 posts)

2. I will link your thread to my earlier one if that is okay with you.

Reply to Born Free (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 07:47 PM

Jan 2021

I believe someone from PA posted in it.

I was wrong.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/107413970

elleng

(136,570 posts)

3. Counties in MD are doing it.

Reply to Born Free (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 07:47 PM

Jan 2021

MFM008

(20,008 posts)

4. try your states health department

Reply to Born Free (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 07:56 PM

Jan 2021

site, thats how i got a link to see if i was qualified and an appointment on Feb 2.

cornball 24

(1,512 posts)

5. If you have a physician who is part of a health care system and that health care system

Reply to Born Free (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 08:00 PM

Jan 2021

has an online patient portal, you should be able to sign up for the patient portal and get info on that portal for vaccine availability and appointment scheduling. I had to call my PC's practice to find out about this option. I did get an appointment.

spinbaby

(15,206 posts)

10. Ha, ha, ha, ha!

Reply to cornball 24 (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 28, 2021, 10:40 AM

Jan 2021

Yeah, all that’s done for me is a bunch of cheery emails about how they’re working on it. There are no appointments and there is no waiting list.

spinbaby

(15,206 posts)

9. The whole system is ridiculous

Reply to Born Free (Original post)

Thu Jan 28, 2021, 10:36 AM

Jan 2021

A couple of days ago, a Pittsburgh newscast announced that new appointments had just opened up. I frantically went online, found the link, picked a date, filled out FOUR pages of forms, and was informed that no more appointments were available, presumably gone to people who were faster at filling out forms.

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