Health Partnership With Chester County Was ‘Lifesaving,’ Officials Say

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Nurse Hyun Lee administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Stephen Zeng, 15, of Northeast Philadelphia
Image via Tim Tai, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Nurse Hyun Lee administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Stephen Zeng, 15, of Northeast Philadelphia

 “We have made enormous progress,” Delaware County Council Vice Chair Dr. Monica Taylor said Friday, “and that is a testament to the hard work of those inside and outside of government who have assisted us.”

Dr. Taylor praised the unique partnership between Delaware County and the Chester County Health Department, which ended last week.

Chester County stepped in to help Delaware County with its coronavirus problem back in March 2020 since Delaware County had no health department of its own, writes Justine McDaniel and Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Now, thanks to the virus’ retreat in this area, that partnership is no longer required.

Delaware County leaders said the partnership was “lifesaving.”

The county gets its own health department in January.

 Hiring for the new health department starts this fall. The new Board of Health already had its first meeting last month.

Other developments in our region:

  • The CDC recommends schools open in the fall for in-person learning.
  • The delta variant of the coronavirus is putting the unvaccinated in hospitals but so far the variant isn’t prevalent in our region.
  • The CDC recommends the unvaccinated continue to wear masks indoors.

Read more at The Philadelphia Inquirer about the two-county partnership.

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