Mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics could start in Boston as soon as next week, aiming to first target city-run homes for seniors and people with disabilities.
Boston Health and Human Services Chief Marty Martinez said Thursday that the city will get more of those operating as fast as it can. It s complicated, Martinez said. You have to have doses, you have to be able to store them, you have to be able to make sure that you have a pharmacist that can do the leg work and make sure that you have someone who can monitor folks. For those folks who ve been vaccinated, you know you wait 15 to 30 minutes to be observed and we need to make sure that can happen
Boston Considering a New Way To Deliver Vaccine To Individuals
This would be super convenient for many people and seems like a much better idea than what people have been doing so far to get the vaccine.
According to a report from WCVB, Boston is considering mobile vaccine clinics, with the first one being tested potentially as early as next week.
The report quotes Marty Martinez from Boston s Health and Human Services agency as saying:
It s complicated, you have to have doses, you have to be able to store them, you have to be able to make sure you have a pharmacist who can do the leg work and make sure you have someone who can monitor folks.
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Lee says many patients delayed getting care because of the pandemic. It s folks who have symptoms of heart attack or stroke or anything else, but I think they might be a little scared of coming, and so they might have delayed coming in, he explained.
He says the hospital can add more ICU beds, and with a COVID-19 surge expected after the holidays, it may be necessary.
Boston Health and Human Services Chief Marty Martinez says as of Thursday, Boston hospitals had 389 coronavirus patients, the most since June.
They are keeping a close eye on the numbers to avoid getting into a situation similar to what s happening in the Midwest right now.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) today released guidance for the holiday season during the COVID-19 pandemic, urging residents to stay home and celebrate with people who live in their own household.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) today released guidance for the holiday season during the COVID-19 pandemic, urging residents to stay home and celebrate with people who live in their own household. Boston is experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases among its residents, with the citywide infection rate at 6.9 percent for the week ending on December 3, 2020, up from 4 percent for the prior week.