Wicked Local
On Feb. 10, almost 200 residents visited the East Somerville Community School for their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The clinic was open to residents 75 and older, and any residents in phase 1 who had not yet been vaccinated.
Though it was the city s first public COVID-19 vaccine clinic, things were running smoothly. Somerville had previously received doses to vaccinate the city s on-staff first responders.
Eligible residents had to schedule an appointment. The Glen Street school entrance was set up as a socially distanced waiting room, but as appointment times arrived, staff would guide residents into the gym to get checked in and vaccinated. After receiving the vaccination, residents were monitored for 15 or 30 minutes (depending on their history of allergies) before checking out and scheduling their appointment for the second dose.