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Three Central Massachusetts hospitals are part of a new state initiative announced Wednesday targeting COVID-19 vaccine distribution in communities hardest hit by the pandemic.
Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester will work in one collaborative with Worcester State University and UMass Medical School s Commonwealth Medicine, with a vaccine center at Worcester State s fitness center. Harrington Hospital will also work with the Southbridge Board of Health and Heywood Hospital with the Gardner Board of Health. The Town of Rutland is also in its own vaccine program.
The $4.7-million initiative announced Wednesday comes just over a week after the Baker Administration identified 20 cities and towns including Fitchburg, Framingham, Leominster and Worcester for extra resources to make it easier to get vaccinated and help raise awareness of the vaccine s safety and effectiveness. Communities were chosen by the highest coronavirus case rates and highest rates of minority populations, amon
SOUTHBRIDGE - After 14 weeks of a hybrid learning model during the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of public school teachers have told the state-appointed receiver they want to switch to full remote learning after the winter break.
A petition from the teachers union to receiver/superintendent Jeffrey A. Villar was signed by 133 members of the Southbridge Education Association. It was issued to Villar Wednesday, the last day before winter break.
The petition requests that after shifting to remote learning, the district return to a hybrid model no sooner than Jan. 25. It also asks that the district avert layoffs and pay all educators, even if it goes to full remote learning.