Allegheny Co. Coronavirus Vaccination Appointments Available

Pittsburgh PA

27 January, 2021

7:45 AM

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UPDATED: All available appointments have been filled, the county announced Wednesday. PITTSBURGH – The Allegheny County Health Department has announced that it has opened vaccination appointments for individuals 65 years of age and older for February 9-13 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Monroeville. Appointments are required for the site and remain in great demand as the department continues to vaccinate eligible healthcare workers and those returning for the second shot in thevaccination series. Individuals 65 and older can register for appointments using the following links: Tuesday, February 9 (8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.) Wednesday February 10 (8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.) Thursday, February 11 (8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.) Friday, February 12 (8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.) Saturday, February 13 (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.) The vaccine registration system will not work on Internet Explorer but works on otherweb browsers. Users will be asked about insurance during registration, but insurance is not required for the vaccine. The vaccine will be provided at no cost. The links above connect users to the PrepMod scheduling system used by the county health department and Pennsylvania Department of Health. If a vaccination slot is available for a given day, the link will redirect to a page titled "Sign Up for Vaccinations – Monroeville DoubleTree – 65+ Clinic" with the date of the clinic. Individuals will be able to enter their information and select a time for vaccination. Selecting a time for vaccination is the last step of the registration process. After scheduling an appointment, users will receive a confirmation email to the address provided during registration. If the user is redirected to the state's vaccine page and eligibility quiz, the appointments for the date selected are full and the user should try to schedule for another date. Eligible health care workers are also continuing to be scheduled for appointments. Those registration links are sent directly to registered employers to be shared with their personnel. Further sharing of the links to non-eligible individuals may result in cancellation of appointments, or in those individuals being turned away at the site. Individuals who received their first shot of the vaccine from the health department will also becontacted directly with registration links to schedule the second shot in the series and should not use the public links. The health department expects that the available appointments will fill quickly. At the DoubleTree, individuals will be asked to provide verification of their age, or employment if a health care worker. Anyone who is not able to provide verification, who is under 65 or who is not an eligible health care worker, will be turned away.