Tripadvisor opens up its headquarters in Needham to distribute vaccines
Site opens Wednesday, and doses will be limited to patients in the Mass General Brigham network
By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated February 3, 2021, 10:58 a.m.
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Vaccine recipients will check in at the Tripadvisor reception area.Photo courtesy of Tripadvisor
Health care workers have been heading to some unlikely places to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in Massachusetts: a shopping mall, a hotel, an indoor track, a football stadium.
Now, thanks to travel website operator Tripadvisor, they can add a corporate headquarters to the list.
Tripadvisor on Wednesday announced the use of its temporarily vacant main office, at 400 1st Avenue overlooking Interstate 95 in Needham, as a vaccination center, in partnership with the nearby Newton-Wellesley Hospital. The hospital will staff the vaccination distribution site seven days a week, with a starting capacity of 630 patients a day.