Wolf urges COVID-19 vaccines during visit to tout hospitality industry grants

David Singleton, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.
·3 min read

Aug. 5—OLD FORGE — Gov. Tom Wolf used an appearance to tout the success of a grant program for restaurants and similar businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic to call for more Pennsylvanians to be vaccinated, saying it remains the best way to beat the virus.

kAm$A622?52E6D E@ 4@>32E E96 C:D:?8 E:56 @7 r~'xs\'h 42D6D E:65 E@ E96 56=E2 G2C:2?E[ 42==:?8 E96> 2 E9C@H324E@ QE96 E:>6 H96? H6 5:5 ?@E 92G6 G244:?6D]Qk^Am

kAmQ!6??DJ=G2?:2?D 42? >22= 2D BF:422C6 ?62C E96 4@?4=FD:@? @7 2 AC6DD 4@?76C6?46 E@ 9:89=:89E E96 2=>@DE Sa]c >:==:@? :? DE2E6 8C2?ED 2H2C565 =2DE DAC:?8 E@ 3FD:?6DD6D :? {24:==:@? r~'xs\'h w@DA:E2=:EJ x?5FDECJ #64@G6CJ !C@8C2>[ @C rwx#!]k^Am

kAm%96 7F?5:?8[ DFAA=6>6?E65 :? yF?6 H:E9 2 S'c'[___ 2AAC@AC:2E:@? 7C@> E96 4@F?EJ 4@>>:DD:@?6CD[ C6DF=E65 :? r276 #:?2=5: 2?5 'f_ @E96C C6DE2FC2?ED[ 9@E6=D 2?5 E962E6CD E92E H6C6 25G6CD6=J 27764E65 3J E96 A2?56>:4 C646:G:?8 8C2?ED C2?8:?8 7C@> Sd[___ E@ Sad[___]k^Am

kAm(@=7 D2:5 !6??DJ=G2?:2 :D @?6 @7 36DE DE2E6D :? E96 ?2E:@? 7@C C6D:56?ED ed 2?5 @=56C H9@ 92G6 C646:G65 2E =62DE @?6 G244:?6 5@D6[ H:E9 2 C2E6 4=@D6 E@ '__T[ 2?5 C2?D @7 E96 @G6C2== A@AF=2E:@?] xED C2E6 @7 ?6H r~'xs\'h 42D6D A6C '__[___ A6@A=6 :D ?62C E96 3@EE@>]k^Am

kAmpD 96 7:6=565 2 92?57F= @7 BF6DE:@?D 23@FE A@E6?E:2= >2?52E6D[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 A@DD:3:=:EJ @7 >2D6?ED[ E96 8@G6C?@C D2:5 96 :D 5@:?8 6G6CJE9:?8 96 42? E@ >222= 2?5 @G:?8 :? E96 5:C64E:@? H6VC6 >@G:?8[ 86E E96 G244:?6[Q 96 D2:5] Qv6E E96 G244:?6]Qk^Am

kAmq@3 sFC36C[ H9:49 25>:?:DE6C65 E96 4@F?EJVD rwx#! 8C2?ED E9C@F89 :ED |6EC@p4E:@? 277:=:2E6[ D2:5 86EE:?8 G244:?2E65 :D 2 H2J 7@C A6@A=6 E@ 56>@?DEC2E6 E96:C C6DA64E 7@C E96 D>2== 3FD:?6DD6D E92E A6CD6G6C65 E9C@F89 E96 A2?56>:4]k^Am

kAmxEVD ?@E 23@FE 4@?D6CG2E:G6 GD] =:36C2= @C C65 GD] 3=F6[ 96 D2:5] xEVD 23@FE DFAA@CE:?8 72>:=:6D E92E 92G6 AFE E96:C >@?6J[ E:>6 2?5 DH62E :?E@ 3FD:?6DD6D E92E 2C6 E96 962CE 2?5 D@F= @7 4@>>F?:E:6D]k^Am

kAmQx7 H6 5@?VE 5@ E96 C:89E E9:?8[ E9:?8D 2C6 8@:?8 E@ 8@ 324:=J H96? E96 A2?56>:4 9:E[ 3FE 2=D@ 23@FE E96 6>A=@J66D H9@ C6=:65 @? 9:D 3FD:?6DD 7@C E96:C =:G6=:9@@5D] w6 6 4@?46C?D]k^Am

kAm%96 Sad[___ 8C2?E 96 C646:G65 E9C@F89 rwx#! 96=A65 r276 #:?2=5: DE2J :? 3FD:?6DD[ 96 D2:5]k^Am

kAmQxE H2D C62==J 4@>7@CE:?8 ... E@ <?@H E92E J@F 925 A6@A=6 :? J@FC 4@C?6C H9@ H6C6 7:89E:?8 7@C J@F 2?5 H9@ H2?E65 E@ D66 J@FC 3FD:?6DD DE2J @A6? 2?5 H2?E65 E@ D66 J@F 4@?E:?F6 2?5 DFCG:G6[Q #:?2=5: D2:5]k^Am

Contact the writer: dsingleton@timesshamrock.com, 570-348-9132