Pennsylvania coronavirus update: CDC reports more than 14 million vaccinations, state revises number

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 14 million COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered to Pennsylvania residents as of Monday afternoon.

The CDC numbers include all shots given to the state’s residents, no matter where or by whom.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Saturday that it revised vaccination statistics from the state’s Immunization Information System to clear up duplicate reports from some vaccination providers. The state tracks shots administered everywhere except in Philadelphia, which is a separate reporting district.

The move caused the number of shots to shrink by more than 600,000. Many of them were orphaned first dose shots that were not updated when a person received his or her second dose.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/pennsylvania-coronavirus-update-cdc-reports-more-than-14-million-vaccinations-state-revises-numbers/ar-AAM3XFh


The issue for the Commonwealth is that its tracking systems are antiquated/starved of resources. Compounding the vaccine tabulations is the fact that the state ignores the numbers out of Philadelphia County. Given that all medical data is protected from general public access, the numbers the government reports aren't independently verifiable. Thus, take all COVID vaccine reports with a grain of salt.