UPDATE (1/26/2021): The City is no longer partnering with Philly Fighting COVID (PFC) and is asking those who had pre-registered for the COVID-19 vaccine through PFC to re-register on their website.

The city is preparing to open more COVID-19 mass vaccination sites, including high schools, public libraries, places of worship, and other big venues, according to Philadelphia Health Department spokesperson James Garrow. If a neighborhood doesn’t have a big venue, the city may set up mobile vaccination units with specially trained staff.

So far, thousands of Philly residents, mostly health care workers not affiliated with hospitals, have been vaccinated against COVID at a mass vaccination clinic located at Philadelphia Convention Center. This site was run by Philly Fighting COVID.

To pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine, residents can submit their contact information and some personal details including age, occupation and health condition, on the newly launched city-run website: https://covid-vaccine-interest.phila.gov/. You will be contacted about an appointment when the vaccine is available to you. 

Also, Philly’s Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium has started offering vaccinations to people in local Black communities. You can pre-register here for their services.

Currently, the city is in Phases 1a and 1b of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution, which include health care workers, people living and working in congregate settings, people age 75 and older, those with certain high-risk health conditions, and several other frontline/essential worker groups. More information can be found on the city’s COVID-19 FAQ page.

As of January 24th, more than 87,000 people in Philadelphia have received partial vaccinations against COVID, and over 22,000 people have received the second dose of the vaccine. Check out this page for more details.