Top story: UMass Medical School announces participation and enrollment for vaccine trial candidate against COVID-19
UMass Medical School Communications December 23, 2020
As this unprecedented year comes to a close, the Office of Communications is rerunning some of the big stories of 2020 that highlight the incredible work of the UMass Medical School community. From the first-in-the-nation early graduation of our medical students to the essential clinical research that lead to a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, from the tremendous growth of the institution’s research funding to ground broken on the new research and education building, we have so much to be proud of. Look for these stories on UMassMed News between Dec. 21 and Jan. 1. We hope you enjoy them!
COVID vaccines arrive in Worcester; health care providers, staff first to be inoculated By Susan E.W. Spencer and Bryan Goodchild
UMass Medical School Communications December 15, 2020
Frontline health care workers employed by UMass Memorial Health Care are among those expected to receive vaccinations against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 this week, possibly as early as Thursday, Dec. 17. UMass Memorial, along with other hospitals and health care institutions, including long term care facilities, will provide vaccines to staff and care providers according to guidelines issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Vaccination for health care workers isn’t mandatory, but it is “strongly recommended” by UMass Memorial and the commonwealth that frontline caregivers consider getting the vaccination to protect themselves and patients they care for from COVID.