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And now Preston and Steve's news updates with Kathy Romano.

All right, it is indeed a Tuesday, March 9th.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning.

A showdown is brewing between the four south-eastern Pennsylvania counties and the Pennsylvania Department of Health over the allotment of COVID-19 vaccines. Last week, county officials learned of an apparent discrepancy between the number of vaccines allotted to Montgomery, Buckschester, and Delaware counties compared to less populated counties in the rest of the state. Delaware County ranked 45 out of the 67 counties

regarding the number of vaccines received. On Sunday, a call between counties and state elected

officials and acting health secretary Alison Beam was not helpful after some commissioners

say they could not ask questions and in turn left with few answers. The four suburban counties released a statement about Sunday's meeting stating this afternoon's meeting with the Pennsylvania Department of Health was both disappointing and frustrating.

There remains a lack of transparency on the total doses that have come to our counties from every source.

Therefore, we have no way to assess how the data presented to us today was calculated

and how those calculations have been used to determine the number of doses that have been

allocated to our four counties. Additionally, we were not giving any indication of the plan to make

up acknowledged shortfalls to certain counties going forward. The chair of the Chester County

Commissioner says

it's hard to understand the state's formula as to how they are rolling out the vaccine. So it still

remains a problem in our area. You're trying to remain patient, you know, and I mean, I haven't

gotten my vaccine yet and I'm okay with it, but like you hear stories like this and it tests your

patients. Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without

wearing a mask or social distancing according to long-awaited guidance from federal health

officials. The recommendations also say that vaccinated people can come together in the same

way with people considered at low risk for severe disease, such as in a case of vaccinated grandparents,

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