LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Luzerne County has scheduled vaccination clinics on Monday and Wednesday next week at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino.
The clinics will run from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on both days.
The Moderna vaccine will be administered, and two doses are required.
Walk-ins will be accepted, but online pre-registration is encouraged.
- Click here to register for Monday, May 3, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Click here to register for Wednesday, May 5, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Second doses will be administered at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino on Tuesday, June 1, and Wednesday, June 2.
Walk-ins are welcome, but consent forms will need to be completed on-site.
You must be 18 years or older to receive the Moderna vaccine.
The clinics are made possible by a partnership with Berwick Hospital and Mohegan Sun Casino.
"We're starting to see the sunlight because we had a testing site, and we had people who were dying for testing, and now you can get testing anywhere. We have people who want to get vaccinated, and we couldn't find enough vaccination for the people who wanted vaccination. Now we have the vaccination," said Luzerne County Manager David Pedri.
Luzerne County officials tell Newswatch 16 anyone under the age of 21 looking to get a vaccine must go in through the hotel entrance in the back of the casino.
"This is not just for people Luzerne County," Pedri said. "I want to be very clear. This is for any adult in the United States of America can come to Plains Township."
Pedri says this is a marker for a turning point more than a year into the pandemic.
"It's getting beautiful outside; it's starting to get nice out. People are going to want to be enjoying restaurants. We want to our families. Again, this pandemic has to end. So if you haven't gotten your vaccination yet and you want to get your vaccination, now's your chance to do it."