MASHPEE As of Monday afternoon, 132 staff members of Mashpee Public Schools had signed up to receive their vaccine through the Mashpee Wampanoag Health Service Unit, which is collaborating with the district to help protect school employees from COVID-19.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Health Service Unit, which is the local arm of the federal Indian Health Service agency, will host a Zoom educational session about the vaccine for all teachers working in Mashpee Public Schools. The unit will then hold a drive-thru vaccination clinic, scheduled for March 19, said Nelson Andrews Jr., director of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s emergency management department.
“It’s meant a lot to our teachers,” said Mashpee superintendent Patricia DeBoer, who finalized plans for the vaccinations over the weekend. “Not just our teachers, but the whole staff.”