No appointment necessary: Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines offered to walk-ups in Boston
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Updated: 7:12 PM EDT Apr 14, 2021
No appointment necessary: Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines offered to walk-ups in Boston
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Updated: 7:12 PM EDT Apr 14, 2021
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HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR SOME PEOPLE, BUT THOSE FOLKS JUST WALKED IN. >> TAKE A LOOK, THE LINE IS GOING AND HUGGING AROUND THE CORNER. SOME PEOPLE HAVE APPOINTMENTS, BUT A LUCKY 120 PEOPLE ARE GETTING A SHOT BY SIMPLY SHOWING UP. >> I HEARD ABOUT IT ON THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH FACEBOOK ACCOUNT. >> THE CITY HAS 120 DOSES AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE WHO SHOWS UP IN ADDITION TO THOSE ALREADY SCHEDULED. >> WE HAD A SET NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS, WHICH WILL BE HONORED. THERE ARE ALSO TAKING A SET NUMBER OF WALK-INS BECAUSE THE -- NOT EVERYONE REBOOKED THEIR APPOINTMENT TODAY, LEAVING DOZENS OF DOSES AVAILABLE. >> OUR SHAME IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION ARE WALKING AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND TELLING PEOPLE TO COME TO GET VACCINATED. >> THOSE WHO ARRIVE FOR AN APPOINTMENT DO NOT NECESSARILY NEED TO BE ELIGIBLE UNDER THE STATE GUIDELINES. >> THEY DON’T EXACTLY KNOW HOW MANY DOSES THEY’RE GOING TO GET, SO THEY DON’T WANTED TO GO TO WASTE. >> THIS CLINIC OPENED AT 2:00 AND THOSE WALK-INS O