Lamont McClure and the Department of Public Works will hold a Household Document Shredding event on Saturday, October 16^th from 10:00AM – 12:00PM at the Department of Human Services building at 2801 Emrick Blvd. During the same time, residents will have an opportunity to get a COVID-19 vaccination across the street at the drive-through site at Coordinated Health, 3100 Emrick Blvd. Appointments are required to receive a vaccine.

Document shredding will be first come, first served. Residents are limited to three boxes or bags per vehicle with a twenty-five pound weight limit per box or bag. Accepted items include accounting records, cancelled checks, pay stubs, financial statements, investment transactions, legal documents, medical records, tax forms, etc. Unacceptable materials include junk mail, magazines, catalogs, photographs, negatives and X-rays. Staples, paper clips, rubber bands and folders are okay. Ring binders, metal strips, and plastic sheet protectors or coverings will be refused.

The Pfizer vaccine has received FDA approval for ages twelve-and-up. Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are available to those age eighteen-and-older. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a single dose. Those receiving the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will require a second dose three weeks after the first shot. Residents should bring their ID with them to the vaccination site.

To make an appointment for a vaccine at the drive-through site use one of the following options:

1. Schedule at the LVHN website at org/appointments.
2. Schedule on the MyLVHN patient portal, at org.
3. Call 833-584-6283 (833-LVHN-CVD). The COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline is open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
   

The drive-through vaccination/testing center is a collaboration between the Northampton County Department of Community and Economic Development, Emergency Management Services and Lehigh Valley Hospital-Coordinated Health Allentown Hospital (LVH-CHA).

 
Information provided to TVL by:
Becky Bartlett
Deputy Director of Administration
Northampton County Government Center
669 Washington Street
Easton, PA 18042
https://www.northamptoncounty.org/

 

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