Please note- we are only vaccinating Chandler Hall Residents and Staff. We cannot vaccinate people outside of our community at this time.
We’re very pleased to announce that vaccination of Chandler Hall’s most vulnerable residents and our staff began on January 4th. The people who have already received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be receiving their second dose on January 25th.
Residents in Personal Care, Independent Living, Llenroc and Memory Care will be vaccinated for the first time on January 28th and will receive their second dose on February 18th. They too will be receiving the Pfizer vaccine.
What to Expect
To date, there have been few negative reactions to the vaccine. Anecdotally, people have been reporting feeling poorly after the second booster dose of the vaccine, usually lasting 24- 48 hours. (You can read more about it here from the CDC.) This is largely due to the effects of the immune system kicking in and is considered normal. Full immunity takes about two weeks after the second dose of the vaccine.
As you can imagine, the length of time required to get everyone vaccinated and to develop immunity will mean that many of the visiting restrictions we have in place at Chandler Hall will continue until at least the end of February. We will keep you apprised of any changes in our policies as they become available.
What Does This Mean for You? Information about Vaccinations in Bucks County
For those of you interested in finding out more about getting vaccinated yourselves, please check the Bucks County COVID Vaccine Information website by clicking here. There is additional information located on this web page that will answer many of your questions.
Vaccines will be offered to different groups at different times, based on prioritization recommendations from the CDC and Department of Health. Long term care residents have been in class 1A.
Class 1B includes:
• All adults aged 75 and older
• residents of non-1A congregate care facilities
• additional front-line essential workers, defined by CDC. These include, but are not limited to:
• law enforcement
• fire/rescue personnel
• PA National Guard not included in 1A
• emergency services personnel
• corrections officers and other staff of non-1A congregate care settings
• public transit workers
• grocery store workers
• education workers
• manufacturing workers
• childcare workers
• clergy
Class 1-C and Phase 2
Afterwards, class 1-C will be able to sign up for vaccinations. This includes:
• adults aged 65-74
• adults 18-64 with a serious underlying condition that puts them at increased risk if they contract COVID-19
• essential workers in critical industries not covered under 1B. These industries include, but are not limited to:
• water and wastewater
• finance
• information technology
• energy
• food service
• federal/state/county/local government
The second vaccination phase includes Any individual over the age of 16 who agrees and does not have a contraindication for the vaccine. It’s important to note that at this time only the Pfizer-BioNTech product is approved for those ages 16 and 17.
While at this time, we do not know where or how the vaccines will be administered for those not affiliated with our Chandler Hall community, we’ll continue to keep you updated as more information becomes available.