LEBANON COUNTY VACCINATION CENTER AND GENERAL COVID-19 INFORMATION
Update as of 5/01/2021
The Lebanon County CVC is no longer accepting first dose appointments. Vaccine appointments are readily available at many locations. Please visit the PA DOH’s Website for information on locating and scheduling your first dose.
All existing second dose appointments at the CVC will remain as scheduled.
Lebanon County DES would like to thank our wonderful vaccine partners CNS and Wellspan for making the vaccine center possible!
Provider CNS – Appointments available!
Provider WellSpan- Availability unknown. Check with WellSpan.
See below for more details about the CVC and general information.
ELIGIBLE NOW!
PHASE 1A - ESSENTIAL
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CNS Appointments Available Now!
Availabilty unknown. Check with WellSpan.
Phase 1A is the first vaccine distribution step. The vaccine is currently being distributed to:
- New Additions to the 1A Category as of 3/31/2021
- Firefighters
- Law Enforcement Officers
- Teachers
- Grocery Store Workers
- Food & Agricultural Workers
- Health care personnel including, but not limited to:
- Emergency medical service personnel
- Nurses
- Nursing assistants
- Physicians
- Dentists
- Dental hygienists
- Chiropractors
- Therapists
- Phlebotomists
- Pharmacists
- Technicians
- Pharmacy technicians
- Health professions students and trainees
- Direct support professionals
- Clinical personnel in school settings or correctional facilities
- Contractual HCP not directly employed by the health care facility
- Persons not directly involved in patient care but potentially exposed to infectious material that can transmit disease among or from health care personnel and patients
ELIGIBLE NOW!
PHASE 1A - NON-ESSENTIAL
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CNS Appointments Available Now!
Availabilty unknown. Check with WellSpan.
- Long-term care facility residents
- Persons ages 65 and older
- Persons ages 16-64 with high-risk conditions:
- Cancer
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic lung diseases, including COPD, asthma, cystic fibrosis, and pulmonary hypertension
- Down Syndrome
- Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies
- Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from solid organ transplant or from blood or bone marrow transplant, immune deficiencies, HIV, use of corticosteroids, or use of other immune weakening medicines
- Obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 kg/m2 or higher but < 40 kg/m2)
- Severe Obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2)
- Liver Disease
- Pregnancy
- Stroke or cerebrovascular disease
- Sickle cell disease
- Smoking (current or former)
- Substance abuse disorders
- Diabetes (Type 1 & Type 2)
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ELIGIBLE NOW!
PHASE 1B
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CNS Appointments Available Now!
Availabilty unknown. Check with WellSpan.
- People in congregate settings not otherwise specified as long-term care facilities, and persons receiving home and community-based services
- First responders
- Correctional officers and other workers serving people in congregate care settings not included in Phase 1A
- Food and agricultural workers
- U.S. Postal Service workers
- Manufacturing workers
- Grocery store workers
- Education workers
- Clergy and other essential support for houses of worship
- Public transit workers
- Individuals caring for children or adults in early childhood and adult day programs
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Eligible Now!
PHASE 1C
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CNS Appointments Available Now!
Availabilty unknown. Check with WellSpan.
- Essential workers in these sectors:
- Transportation and logistics
- Water and wastewater
- Food service
- Housing construction
- Finance, including bank tellers
- Information technology
- Communications
- Energy, including nuclear reactors
- Legal services
- Federal, state, county and local government workers, including county election workers, elected officials and members of the judiciary and their staff
- Media
- Public safety
- Public health workers
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Eligible Monday, April 19th 2021
PHASE 2
All individuals not previously covered who are 16 and older and do not have a contraindication to the vaccine (note that at this time, only the Pfizer-BioNTech product is approved for those age 16 and 17)
This is the last vaccine phase of the current plan. During this phase, all remaining individuals will be eligible to be vaccinated.
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COVID-19 GENERAL INFORMATION SIGN-UP
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Community Vaccination Center
Appointment verification, modification, or other assistance
If you already have an appointment with CNS and need to modify, verify, or need other assistance, please contact CNS directly at this phone number: 1-800-551-9816
If you already have an appointment with Wellspan and need to modify, verify, or need other assistance, please contact Wellspan directly at this phone number:
1-855-851-3641 or via mywellspan.org
Individuals interested in getting any surplus doses available at the end of a scheduled vaccination day may use this form to sign up. A quick response is required (20 minutes or less) to the community vaccination center (1745 Quentin Rd, Lebanon, PA 17042 – old Kmart building).
This is not a guarantee that you will receive a vaccine. This is only a list that will be used to fill a few remaining doses at the end of any given vaccination day. Doses are first come first serve and will be prioritized to those that are currently eligible.
Walk-ups will not be accepted. Only people on this list will be considered for surplus doses.
Terms and Conditions of standby list:
* Must answer the phone when we call. No messages will be left and you will be removed from the list.
* Must be able to get to the CVC in no more than 20 minutes.
* If you already have an appointment at the CVC, you are not eligible to be on the standby list.
* Must agree to coming back to this CVC for your second dose.
* By signing up here you are agreeing to accept any of the vaccines currently approved for emergency use. If you are looking for a specific vaccine, DO NOT USE THIS FORM.
F.A.Q.
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Why should I get a COVID-19 vaccine?
Stopping a pandemic requires using all the tools available. Vaccines work with your immune system so your body will be ready to fight the virus if you are exposed. Other steps, like wearing masks and social distancing, help reduce your chance of being exposed to the virus or spreading it to others. Together, COVID-19 vaccination and following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) recommendations to protect yourself and others will offer the best protection from COVID-19.
Is natural immunity from the COVID-19 disease better than immunity from the vaccine?
Getting COVID-19 may offer some natural protection, known as immunity. But experts don’t know how long this protection lasts, and the risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 far outweighs any benefits of natural immunity. COVID-19 vaccination will help protect you by creating an antibody response without having to experience sickness.
Both natural immunity and immunity produced by a vaccine are important aspects of COVID-19 that experts are trying to learn more about, and CDC will keep the public informed as new evidence becomes available.
How many vaccines are available nationally?
Currently, Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are available which require two doses. Johnson & Johnson vaccine has received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA and only requires one dose.
How many trials were completed and how successful were they? What side effects came out of the trials?
Currently, clinical trials are evaluating investigational COVID-19 vaccines in many thousands of study participants to generate scientific data and other information for the FDA to determine their safety and effectiveness. These clinical trials are being conducted according to the rigorous standards set forth by FDA in their June 2020 guidance document, Development and Licensure of Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19. If FDA determines that a vaccine meets its safety and effectiveness standards, it can make these vaccines available for use in the United States by approval or emergency use authorization.
Can my kids get the COVID-19 vaccine?
The Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is not yet approved for children under the age of 18. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is not yet approved for children under the age of 16. More research is needed to make sure any COVID-19 vaccine will be safe and effective for infants, kids and teens.