03/13/2021
Plenty of sports arenas and stadiums have been repurposed for COVID-19 vaccination clinics, but it’s notable to see a media company’s campus used for that. That’s what happened on ESPN’s North Campus in Bristol, Connecticut Friday, with more than 500 local teachers and childcare workers vaccinated there through a clinic run by the Bristol-Burlington Health District. That clinic will continue to run for the next few weeks, and will inoculate age-eligible ESPN employees and fellow state residents going forward. Here are more details on that from ESPN Front Row:
Marco Palmeri, Director of Health for the BBHD, said: “The nation and much of the world is in the midst of the greatest vaccination effort of our lifetime. Thousands of lives will be saved, and thousands more will be spared the burdens of this terrible disease. From the start, Local Public Health Agencies, like the Bristol-Burlington Health District, are charged with the responsibility to reduce morbidity
Local teachers, childcare providers receive COVID-19 vaccinations at ESPN We are very proud to partner with BBHD to provide a safe place where we can facilitate the vaccinations of thousands of our citizens
ESPN’s 400,000 square-foot North Campus is home to the network’s massive video tape library. (Melissa Rawlins/ESPN Images)
More than 500 local teachers and childcare workers were among the first to recieve COVID-19 vaccines at ESPN. (Melissa Rawlins/ESPN Images)
Recipients received the Moderna vaccine. (Melissa Rawlins/ESPN Images)
ESPN opened its North Campus doors Friday afternoon for a Covid-19 vaccination center, with more than 500 local teachers and childcare workers at the front of the line.