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So far, the effort to go door-to-door in New Bedford to offer the COVID-19 vaccination to those who haven t yet received one is slowly making a dent in the city s number of unvaccinated adults, but it s still slow going. Pam Cole, the leader of the Commission for Citizens with Disabilities team for the Vaccination Connect Network, said the network is looking “for new recruits, to go block-by-block, house by house, door-to-door, for a community canvass program that brings vaccinations into the homes of shut-ins, house-bound people and anyone who hasn’t had the shot yet.” Starting Tuesday, July 19, an app is available that tells volunteers whether or not the members of any given household have been vaccinated. That will help target exactly which doors need a knocking. ....
New Vaccination Effort in New Bedford Brings Shots to the People From fairytales to Hollywood blockbusters, the rule of three suggests good things come in threes. Now, some New Bedford-based organizations are coming together to hope that the rule of three will help boost the city s COVID-19 vaccination rate. Pam Cole, a member of the Commission for Citizens with Disabilities, announced on WBSM a new program developed to vaccinate New Bedford residents in the comfort of their homes, in hopes of raising the stagnant local vaccination numbers. We re 10 percent below the state average, but if we wanted to get to 70 percent, it would take 30,000 people, and that s a lot of people, Cole said. ....