Dartmouth Vaccination Site Slated to Close July 13
Updated 12:02 p.m. with information about upcoming New Bedford walk-in vaccination clinics.
DARTMOUTH The mass COVID-19 vaccination site at the former Circuit City in Dartmouth is slated to close on July 13, as the Baker-Polito Administration announced a shift in focus to Massachusetts hardest-hit communities.
With more than 3.8 million residents fully vaccinated, the administration said it is now focused on increasing targeted community-based vaccine efforts.
Gov. Charlie Baker s administration announced Tuesday that around $3.2 million in funding has been awarded to community-based organizations to increase access to the vaccine in the 20 hardest-hit municipalities, including New Bedford and Fall River.
In partnership with CIC Health/New Bedford Health Department and Southcoast Health, the city is offering three vaccination clinics with $20 Dunkin gift cards.
NEW BEDFORD The City of New Bedford announced today that the waterfront vaccination center would be closing down after this weekend, and that it was offering a $20 Dunkin’ card to any city resident who gets vaccinated against COVID-19.
The waterfront vaccination site on Hervey Tichon Avenue operated by CIC Health will end its walk-up clinic this weekend. Vaccinations will still be available Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., and some second-dose appointments will still be honored on June 1, but otherwise the site will be closing up shop.
Instead, CIC will offer vaccinations at the Andrea McCoy Recreation Center Mondays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., beginning June 7. There will also be mobile vaccination clinics held at places like grocery stores and schools, with a schedule to be announced.