According to the Lower Merion website, Montgomery County is currently administering Pfizer vaccine for those aged 12 and older and the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine for those aged 18 and older. The J&J vaccine has not been authorized for those under the age of 18. Anyone under the age of 18 who registers for or walks up to a clinic only offering J&J will be turned away.

To make a vaccine appointment, residents can visit http://vaccine.montcopa.org/. Appointments are recommended but not required. Walk-ups are accepted at any clinic. A full list of County-run clinics with locations and hours can be found at www.montcopa.org/COVID-19Vaccine. Clinics are open Monday through Friday with varying evening and weekend hours.

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As reported by 6abc, more people will soon be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine following the FDA’s approval for emergency use of the Pfizer shot on teen ages 12 to 15.

A federal vaccine advisory committee is expected to issue recommendations on Wednesday for using the two-dose vaccine.

Teens waiting for their doses

Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley says the city will be ready. “If the advisory tomorrow allows the vaccine to be used at age 12, any child over the age of twelve can get Pfizer vaccine,” he said.

Plans for an expanded vaccine clinic are in the works at the Mathematics Civics & Sciences Charter School in Philadelphia.

In the United States, only about 30% of parents are eager to have their children vaccinated. Medical professionals are working to educate their patients.

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A Montgomery County resident tested presumptive positive for COVID-19 after known international exposure. The resident is at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in critical condition.

Hospital staff is taking proper measures in order to protect other patients

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This is the latest case after two presumptive positive cases of the coronavirus in Pennsylvania confirmed Sunday afternoon.

Both people confirmed on Sunday are adults from Montgomery County. They showed mild symptoms and are in isolation at home. They tested presumptive positive after known international exposure.

The two other Montgomery County individuals were in a part of the United States where the virus is present, officials said. They were announced Friday and Saturday.

At the moment there are has seven presumptive positive cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania five in Montgomery County, one in Delaware County and one in Wayne County.

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Germantown Academy in Montgomery County will close its campus through March 29, the end of spring break. The school informed parents of the more than 1,000 students of the decision Sunday because one of the people from the county who tested positive is a family member of a Germantown Academy student.

The state Department of Health is not informing how many samples it is testing or how many people it is monitoring under quarantine.

Officials have announced Officials they are expecting more Pennsylvania cases in the next weeks.

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