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School district proposes clinic to provide vaccinations to educators
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The towns of Marion, Rochester and Mattapoisett, along with the Old Rochester Regional School District and Massachusetts School Superintendency Union #55, are proactively proposing a regional COVID-19 vaccination clinic for tri-town educators.
If approved and supplied by the state, implementation of the plan will provide the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to an estimated 1,192 educators during a two-day period.
The plan, spearheaded by the town of Marion, in partnership with the towns of Rochester and Mattapoisett and the Old Rochester Regional School District, and with the support of Rep. Bill Straus, D-10th Bristol, is being designed in anticipation of the state s progression through Phase Two of its vaccine distribution plan.
Feb 25, 2021
Tri-Town paramedics extract the Moderna Covid vaccine from vials at a Jan. 14 covid vaccine clinic at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center. Photo Courtesy: Town of Marion
The Tri-Town, alongside the Old Rochester Regional School District, have proposed a clinic at the which would provide the covid vaccine to over 1,000 teachers.
The proposal, announced in a Feb. 25 press release, would provide the first dose of the vaccine to 1,192 educators over the course of two days at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center in Marion.
The plan, spearheaded by Marion and backed by State Rep. Bill Straus, was put together in anticipation of further progress through Phase 2 of the state’s vaccination plan.