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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
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Vaccines being provided as fast as supplies allow, Nicholson says
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GARDNER The city’s COVID-19 situation is improving, but Mayor Michael Nicholson said residents are still urged to do their part to help reduce transmission of the virus.
In a video update, Nicholson said the number of active cases in the city has been on a downward trend in recent weeks.
“Our numbers are much smaller than they were in the post-Thanksgiving holiday season,” Nicholson said. “However, that does not mean people should not take this situation seriously as we have been over the course of the past year.”