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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2021 - 2022
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | April 14, 2021 12:42 PM |
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| From: | Senator Michele Brooks |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Vaccine Providers in Newspapers |
| I intend to introduce legislation that will require providers receiving state allocations of COVID-19 vaccine to publish what they’ve received on a weekly basis. Despite the COVID-19 vaccine coming to Pennsylvania in December 2020, the administration is only just now developing a plan to vaccinate hard to reach populations, like our homebound, their in-home caregivers, seniors and adults receiving home and community-based services, and those needing transportation and other accommodations. My legislation will require that every provider receiving state allocations of COVID-19 vaccine, including the Department of Health, publish when and where they have vaccine available, with a contact phone number in a newspaper of general circulation on a weekly basis. The purpose of these advertisements will help to increase communication between those in these underserved communities and the providers receive vaccine doses. During a time when there are limited providers receiving vaccines, everything possible must be done to reach those still waiting to be vaccinated. Please join me in supporting this important legislation. |
Introduced as SB621