LVHN administers 9,200 vaccines in one day, a record for the health network

Lehigh Valley Health Network vaccinated a one-day high of 9,286 people on April 14.

It was the first time the Allentown-based network was administering vaccines at all of its new community clinics in Whitehall and Lower Nazareth townships, Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, LVHN hospitals in Monroe, Luzerne and Schuylkill counties and LVHN’s Mobile Vaccination Unit, which visited local housing authority sites in Schuylkill County.

Also, the state of Pennsylvania opened eligibility for vaccination to all those age 16 and above beginning Tuesday, April 13, a week earlier than planned.

LVHN’s previous one-day high was reached April 9, with nearly 7,500 vaccinations.

“I am encouraged to see so many people trusting the science and deciding to get vaccinated now that more and more have the opportunity,” said Brian A. Nester, president and CEO of LVHN. “I’m confident we will get the virus under control if we continue to get as many people as possible vaccinated and practice safety measures that have been critical in the progress we’ve made to date.”