Thousands Vaccinated At PNC Park

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WPXI) — The home of the Pittsburgh Pirates was converted into a vaccination clinic where 2,500 people turned out to get their COVID-19 vaccine. Ann Heller is 89 and was overjoyed to get the Pfizer vaccine. “Everyone was so nice and kind and took care of you,” she said. “One after the other. It’s really amazing what they did.” The vaccination clinic was specifically for high-risk patients 75 years and older. Allegheny Health Network notified eligible patients to make an appointment to get the vaccine. “Our limitation has been the availability of the vaccine doses. As more vaccines are available, we plan on doing similar events in collaboration with the Pirates, AHN and Highmark,” said Chief Medical Officer Dr. Imran Qadeer. Saturday’s event was a trial run of sorts. The logistics were challenging, but there were no backups and everything ran smoothly. The partnership hopes to hold larger clinics in the future.