Vaccination Appointments Offered to 11,500 Seniors For This Weekend
Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2021
Dover, DE (Jan. 21, 2021) Utilizing requests submitted in a new system launched Wednesday, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) on Thursday contacted 11,500 seniors offering appointments for this weekend’s large vaccination events in Delaware City and Georgetown. Invitations to make appointments for these events were extended with highest priority for the limited slots […]
DPH System for Vaccination Requests Starts With More Than 56K Signups In First Day
Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Dover, DE (Jan. 20, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) on Wednesday successfully launched a system for individuals to request an appointment at vaccination events, as the state entered the Phase 1B stage of the vaccination plan. As of 4:00 p.m., more than 56,000 requests had been successfully submitted. For the first phase […]
DPH Announces First Flu-Related Death of 2020-2021 Season
Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2020
DOVER (Dec. 30, 2020) – The Division of Public Health (DPH) is reminding Delawareans that as we continue to deal with COVID-19 infections, influenza is still with us as well. Sadly, DPH announces the first flu-related death of the 2020-2021 season. A 56-year-old Kent county male infected with influenza B, who also had underlying health conditions, […]
DPH Finalizes Recommendations For Next Groups Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine
Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Vaccination for Phase 1b groups is expected to begin by the end of January. These groups include frontline essential workers and persons 65 and older.
DPH Announces Plans to Distribute Moderna Vaccine
Newsroom | Date Posted: Saturday, December 19, 2020
DOVER (Dec. 19, 2020) – As of Saturday, Dec. 19, Delaware has administered 2,061 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to health care workers at six health care systems statewide and three long-term care facilities owned by Genesis HealthCare, Inc. Additionally, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing plans to distribute the Moderna […]
