WORCESTER The city has partnered with nearly 40 groups in a widespread effort to boost the number of people vaccinated against COVID-19.
A public health campaign to encourage vaccine acceptance called Get Vaccinated Worcester is going into effect, focused on direct outreach by health care providers and community-based organizations to educate those hesitant to get vaccinated.
The city of Worcester s Division of Public Health collaborated with the Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, which provided $100,000 to the campaign, and the Meyers Primary Care Institute, as well as 32 community-based nonprofit organizations and five medical providers to design and implement the campaign.
According to a release from the Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, the public health campaign complements and coordinates with state and local vaccination distribution plans, specifically targeting communities of color and those living or working in Worcester, Grafton, Ho
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WORCESTER The Telegram & Gazette hosted a panel of city and health officials who took questions on the COVID-19 vaccine and distribution Thursday.
The panel was made up of Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael P. Hirsh, Public Health Director Karyn Clark, City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. and Dr. Robert Finberg, an infectious diseases specialist for UMass Memorial Health Care.
The session, with Dave Nordman, executive editor of the Telegram & Gazette, sharing reader questions, was streamed via Facebook Live.
As Massachusetts prepares to enter Phase 2 of vaccine distribution in February, several readers had questions about eligibility requirements, vaccine distribution and when they can expect to get a dose. The panelists explained misconceptions about the vaccine, the possibility of a super site in the city and the likely timing of vaccine availability.