Allegheny Health Network is expanding the pool of those eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
The healthcare provider says it is now including patients age 75 and older who have had cancer treatment within the last year.
In a released statement, Imran Qadeer, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Allegheny General Hospital said "As supplies of the vaccine allow, we will subsequently make it available to additional vulnerable populations age 75 and older, including out of network patients, before moving on to other groups.
"Accepting the vaccine when it becomes available is the most important thing everyone can do to help protect themselves and their loved ones from COVID-19, and to help bring an end to the pandemic," he said.
In an email Tuesday, Allegheny County blamed the slow movement through the first phase of vaccination on the federal government.
