Source: US State of Pennsylvania
September 27, 2024 – Harrisburg, PA
ADVISORY – HARRISBURG – Shapiro Administration to Encourage Pennsylvanians to Get Updated Vaccines as Respiratory Virus Season Begins
Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen and Pennsylvania Insurance Department Commissioner Michael Humphreys will join area pharmacists at the See-Right Pharmacy in Harrisburg to stress the importance of getting their annual vaccinations against COVID-19, flu and RSV to safeguard their health as respiratory virus season begins.
The vaccinations are updated to protect against severe illness from new virus variants circulating in Pennsylvania, and the United States. Health care providers recommend flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for people six months of age and older; older adults and pregnant women are encouraged to get RSV vaccinations.
Vaccinations are especially important for high-risk groups including people 65 and older, people with certain medical conditions, and people at a higher risk of developing complications from respiratory illness.
WHO:
Department of Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen
Pennsylvania Insurance Department Commissioner Michael Humphreys
Victoria Elliott, RPh, MBA, CAE, CEO of PA Pharmacists Association
Paul Bowers, PharmD, Pharmacy Manager at See-Right Pharmacy
WHEN:
September 27, 2024; 1:00 PM
WHERE:
See-Right Pharmacy
2647 North 6th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
VISUALS:
Secretary Bogen and Commissioner Humphreys will receive the updated COVID-19 vaccine as part of the event.
MEDIA RSVP: Media interested in attending must RSVP with the name of the reporter and photojournalist to ra-dhpressoffice@pa.gov.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Mark O’Neill, ra-dhpressoffice@pa.gov
Diego Sandino, Insurance, ra-in-press@pa.gov