Severe weather and shipment delays again force Geisinger to reschedule Friday COVID vaccine appointments
DANVILLE, Pa. – As nationwide severe weather continues to cause delays with COVID-19 vaccine shipments, Geisinger is again rescheduling some first-dose vaccines scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 19.
Geisinger is reaching out directly to those individuals whose vaccine appointments need to be rescheduled to provide a new appointment time.
At the Geisinger Lewistown Hospital Vaccine Center:
- All first-dose vaccine appointments will be rescheduled to Tuesday, March 2
- Second-dose appointments will continue as scheduled.
At the Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital Vaccine Center:
- First-dose vaccine appointments scheduled after 10:40 a.m. will be rescheduled to Saturday, March 13.
- Second-dose appointments will continue as scheduled.
At the Geisinger Health Plan Building (Danville) Vaccine Center:
- First-dose vaccine appointments scheduled after 10:30 a.m. will be rescheduled for Monday, March 1.
- Second-dose vaccine appointments originally rescheduled from Friday, Feb. 19 to Sunday, Feb. 21 will continue on the revised Sunday schedule.
At the Geisinger CenterPoint (Jenkins Township) Vaccine Center:
- First-dose appointments scheduled after 3 p.m. will be rescheduled for Monday, March 1.
- Second-dose vaccine appointments originally rescheduled from Friday, Feb. 19 to Sunday, Feb. 21 will continue on the revised Sunday schedule.
Additional adjustments may occur as needed based on supplies and weather. Those with vaccine appointments are encouraged to check their MyGeisinger accounts for updates on vaccine rescheduling or visit geisinger.org/COVIDvax. We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as Geisinger works as quickly as possible to reschedule appointments.
About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation’s leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 126 care sites — including 10 hospital campuses — and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than half a million members in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With 26,000 employees, including 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $15 billion to the state’s economy. On March 31, 2024, Geisinger became the first member of Risant Health, a new nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.