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Waltham s homebound vaccine program starts this week
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A homebound vaccine program a partnership between the city’s department of health and fire department begins this week.
Starting on Wednesday, April 7, homebound individuals in the city will be visited by nursing staff who will administer vaccines.
“I think it s really important to increase access to folks who don’t have the accessibility,” said Meaghan Ritcey, public health nurse for Waltham. “They’re especially isolated being at home relying on family so I think it is super important, as important as it is for everybody else.”
Ritcey doesn’t foresee many complications but the challenges that come with vaccination include are all about timing, refrigeration, and adhering to the steps of whatever vaccine is allocated for the program.
Mayor McCarthy: Waltham s vaccine rollout plan
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It is a new year, there is a new administration in place, but there is one old problem: controlling the deadly coronavirus, a pandemic that has taken the lives of over 410,000 Americans, nearly 14,000 Massachusetts residents, and 104 Waltham residents.
Waltham remains in a red zone, designated as a high risk community, regarding the spread of the coronavirus. As of Jan. 21 the city had 4,018 positive cases, 3,382 recovered cases, and 104 deaths from the disease.
There have been a total of 236 cases of COVID-19 in the Waltham Public School district since Oct. 9, 2020.
But there is hope in sight: vaccines are coming.