2/2/2021
City planning to take vaccines to the people; online form launched
Jonathan Polak, deputy chief of the Smithfield Emergency Medical Services, hands out assignments to John Pliakas, chief of the Cumberland EMS. Emergency Medical Services from the 10 towns of Burrillville, Cumberland, Foster, Glocester, Johnston, Lincoln, Smithfield, North Smithfield, Scituate and Woonsocket conducted a mass COVID-19 vaccine inoculation for area residents 75 and older at the Smithfield High School gymnasium last Saturday, Jan. 30. A total of 1,100 doses of the vaccine were distributed. (Breeze photo by Charles Lawrence)
PAWTUCKET – During an opening weekend of vaccine distribution, it became abundantly clear that having Pawtucket’s elderly residents find their way to a Providence clinic was less than ideal, said city officials.