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On Dec. 19, 2018, Emilio Matarazzo shot estranged wife Ersilia Cataldo Matarazzo to death as she sat in her car, ready to leave for work as a secretary at St. Anthony’s Parish in Everett.
While nearly half of the City’s population has received a COVID-19 vaccination, the numbers for Black residents, in particular, is far lower than the percentage of the population they make up, according to state data released on May 27, putting Vaccine Equity in the forefront of new strategies to continue the vaccination efforts.
Numbers for Everett showed that white and Asian residents are at or exceeding their percentage of the population within the vaccine numbers, while Black residents are far below their percentage and Hispanic residents are also below their percentages of the population.
That is contrasted with nearby communities like Chelsea, Revere and East Boston where the numbers of vaccinated Hispanic and Black residents, in particular, are far higher proportionally – and in fact – are some of the highest numbers in the state according to East Boston Neighborhood Health Center CEO Manny Lopes.
Not one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine went to waste last weekend at the second City of Everett and Cataldo Ambulance vaccination clinic in the former Pope John High School.
The effort was able to vaccinate 386 seniors that were 75 and over, as well as the new categories of those 65 and over, having two co-morbidities or are living in senior congregate homes.
“On Saturday we had another successful COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Pope John,” said the mayor. “The Everett Board of Health successfully vaccinated 386 eligible individuals with the assistance of Cataldo…We have another clinic scheduled for this Saturday Feb 27. These appointments are all booked, but we may be opening up additional spots.