Lehigh Valley Health Network will hold its first COVID-19 mass vaccination session in Monroe County at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond on Saturday. On this date, LVHN expects to vaccinate 3,000 people in the state of Pennsylvania’s Phase 1A by appointment only. Those without an appointment will not be eligible for vaccination. The drive-through clinic will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. First doses of the Moderna vaccine will be administered for free.

LVHN will be administering vaccines throughout the Pocono region this week, including sites at both Pocono Raceway and Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono. To schedule an appointment for the Pocono Raceway drive-through clinic or any other LVHN COVID-19 vaccination event, people in Phase 1A can sign in to MyLVHN. You also can schedule an appointment by calling our COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline at 833-584-6283 (833-LVHN-CVD). However, because of large demand and call volume, you may be on hold and appointments for others may be taken while you wait. MyLVHN will be your fastest and easiest way to schedule. Appointments will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

LVHN is committed to keeping the community informed about vaccine availability in real time. This week alone, LVHN will be administering 21,500 COVID-19 vaccinations throughout the Lehigh Valley, Poconos and surrounding regions.

When LVHN receives a vaccine shipment, people with a MyLVHN account will see an announcement in the portal that appointments are available. We also will post a green alert at the top of our website, LVHN.org, telling you that appointments are available. LVHN typically receives vaccine shipments on Tuesdays when supply is available. People seeking a vaccination should check MyLVHN regularly for the latest announcement. To confirm your eligibility for a vaccination for any LVHN COVID vaccination event, the public can sign up with MyLVHN, the health network’s free, secure and easy-to-use patient portal.

LVHN has extensive mass immunization experience, hosting drive-through flu shot clinics for nearly two decades, where we have vaccinated as many as 8,000 people in one day. We will apply that experience to large-scale drive-through COVID-19 vaccine events throughout the region to supplement our existing vaccination locations as supply is made available from the state.

LVHN will continue to expand its mass immunization program. Sites in other locations are being established in coordination with local health bureaus and authorities. An appointment is needed to receive the vaccine at all LVHN locations, including the mass immunization sites.

Even after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, people must continue to wear a mask in public, wash hands frequently and stay socially distant until the majority of our community is vaccinated. For more details about vaccines, visit LVHN.org/vaccines.