New drive-thru vaccine clinic to open at GCC
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Modified: 4/21/2021 1:41:24 PM
GREENFIELD – A new centralized drive-thru COVID vaccine clinic will open at Greenfield Community College with the first ones being held Thursday and Friday.
The clinic, run by Franklin Regional Council of Governments’s Cooperative Public Health Service, will welcome everyone 18 years old and older.
The state opened eligibility to everyone 16 years old and older on Monday, but the drive-thru at GCC will administer Moderna vaccine, which is not currently approved for those ages 16 and 17. Pfizer/BioNTech is the only vaccine approved for that age group.
Educators, others fill 500 slots at vaccine clinic
Volunteer greeter Linda Smith checked patients’ temperatures and screened for COVID-19 symptoms at a Greenfield vaccine clinic on Sunday. STAFF PHOTO/MAX MARCUS
Published: 4/11/2021 3:52:39 PM
GREENFIELD Nearly 500 vaccines were distributed by the city in a clinic on Sunday, with appointments booked solidly from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Registration for the clinic was opened early to educators in the Greenfield Public Schools system. On Thursday, registration was made available to the general public, and within about 20 minutes it was booked completely, said Danielle Letourneau, the chief of staff of the mayor’s office.
FRCOG moves toward central vaccine center with second-dose clinic at GCC
Lisa White, regional public health nurse for the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) holds vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in South Deerfield at Tree House Brewing. FRCOG plans to centralize its vaccine clinics at a site to be determined. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Published: 4/12/2021 4:55:50 PM
GREENFIELD The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) and its Cooperative Public Health Service are taking the first step to transitioning from administering the COVID-19 vaccine at rotating satellite or “spoke” clinics to a single larger site by holding a second-dose clinic at Greenfield Community College on May 7.
Greenfield, FRCOG to open one larger vaccination site; spoke clinics to close
Jenny Potee, public health nurse for New Salem, gives New Salem resident Lori Lunn a COVID-19 vaccine in the parking lot of Ralph C. Mahar Regional School in Orange in February. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in South Deerfield. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Published: 4/7/2021 5:11:04 PM
The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) and its Cooperative Public Health Service have decided to close spoke COVID-19 vaccine clinics over the next few weeks and consolidate with Greenfield’s operations to open one larger clinic where all Franklin County residents can get vaccinated.
Franklin Regional Council of Governments to open one larger vaccination site; spoke clinics to close
Jenny Potee, public health nurse for New Salem, gives New Salem resident Lori Lunn a COVID-19 vaccine in the parking lot of Ralph C. Mahar Regional School in Orange in February. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in South Deerfield. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Modified: 4/7/2021 2:08:41 PM
The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) and its Cooperative Public Health Service have decided to close spoke COVID-19 vaccine clinics over the next few weeks and consolidate with Greenfield’s operations to open one larger clinic where all Franklin County residents can get vaccinated.