All three Chester County Commissioners and a number of elected officials joined Chester County Health Department staff and volunteers in a phone bank on Saturday to call individuals in the county who are next in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Armed with a list of names and phone numbers, the elected officials – including Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell, and Michelle Kichline; State Sens. Katie Muth, and Carolyn Comitta; and State Reps. Tim Hennessey, John Lawrence, Christina Sappey, Danielle Friel-Otten, Dan Williams, and Dianne Herrin; and staff from State Sen. John Kane’s office – spent time calling Chester County residents who qualify in Phase 1A to offer them a vaccine appointment for this week.

Based on the Health Department’s current Pfizer and Moderna vaccine inventory, more than 6,500 appointments are scheduled for this week.

The Chester County Health Department has invested in a robust and secure scheduling software system to improve upon the booking of vaccine appointments. Until the new system is in place, the Health Department has taken a personal – and very secure – approach to booking COVID-19 vaccine appointments: calling people.

Starting last weekend, the Chester County Health Department began scheduling appointments for those next on the Phase 1A list. According to Moskowitz, Maxwell, and Kichline, “Even as we begin to use the new secure software scheduling system, our Health Department will continue to call people who may not have access to a computer, or who may be apprehensive about booking a vaccine appointment online – giving everyone an equal opportunity to schedule their COVID-19 vaccine.”

Everyone who lives and works in Chester County is reminded to register their interest in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine with the Chester County Health Department if they have not already done so. Easy registration, along with full information on Chester County’s COVID-19 vaccine program, can be found here.