There could be additional easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Pennsylvania.
Governor Tom Wolf, speaking at a vaccination clinic on Friday, didn't offer a solid timeline but said he wants the state to be in a position to lift more restrictions.
"This has been a tough year. I'm not sure that there's anybody in Pennsylvania who isn't frustrated, sad, maybe even grieving for a loved one who's been lost. We're all frustrated at the fact that we can't be social - the social animals that we are. We can't be with our families the way we were before the pandemic hit. There's a lot of sadness," he said.
"At this point though, we have something we didn't have a year ago and that's hope." wolf said the light at the end of the tunnel is being shined by the vaccines being distributed.
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"I want to get back to whatever the new normal is," he said. "We don't know exactly what that is, but I want to get back to that as quickly as anybody does and I want to do it safely and I want to make sure we're doing this in the right fashion."
Wolf said if what President Biden said about vaccines being available to all by May is true, we're looking at then as a potential time to get to normal.
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In the meantime, Wolf said he wants to continue to relax restrictions while being cognizant of what the CDC and federal government says about not moving too quickly to lift restrictions. "Pennsylvania has done a remarkable job," he said. "We're making some real progress and it keeps getting better each and every day."
"The end is near," he said.
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Earlier in the week, Wolf eased restrictions on both indoor and outdoor events as well as travel restrictions for those coming into the state.
March 6 marks the one year anniversary of the first case of COVID-19 reported in the state.