Philadelphia officials have announced the date of the start of Phase 2 of COVID vaccine eligibility, when everyone over the age of 16 will be eligible to get vaccinated. The date is April 19, the same as in Pennsylvania, and it is two weeks earlier from the previously estimated date – May 1.

Starting Monday, April 12, Philadelphia will expand vaccine eligibility to more groups of essential workers under the current Phase 1C. These groups include construction workers, transportation workers, social service workers, finance and legal workers, as well as people working in higher education and IT & telecommunications, and more. Phase 1C began yesterday, but only four groups of essential workers in this phase are currently eligible to get vaccinated: postal and package delivery workers, sanitation workers, utility workers, and maintenance and janitorial staff.

Philadelphia has approximately 1,268,000 residents aged 16 and older. As of April 6, over 391,000 Philadelphians have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine, and over 221,000 residents have been fully vaccinated.

Residents can still pre-register for a COVID vaccine by filling out the Vaccine Interest Form online or calling 311.

Also, COVID vaccine walk-up clinics will be held at the University of the Sciences on April 13 and April 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More information is available here.