The Indiana County Commissioners addressed the subject of vaccinations during their meeting Wednesday morning.
During his Covid-19 update, Emergency Management Director Tom Stutzman said that coronavirus-related numbers are going in the right direction, but the pace needs to pick up when it comes to getting people vaccinated. Stutzman said that Indiana County is lagging behind compared with neighboring counties concerning the total number of people getting vaccinated.
Stutzman said that the number of vaccines being made available is increasing, as is the number of locations where people can get vaccine.
As far as vaccine hesitancy goes, County Commissioner Sherene Hess said that it was important that people can get vaccinated so that things can return to normal.
In other business, the Commissioners approved signing a letter of engagement with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency to enter in with the rest of Pennsylvania’s Counties for a statewide project to develop a state-wide next-generation 911 platform. The money for the project will come from 911 subscriber fee funds and no county money will be involved.
The board also issued a proclamation making May 2nd to the 8th National Travel and Tourism Week in Indiana County.
