Those plans call for use of the parking lot at the Mall at Whitney Field. About 70 volunteers have already tentatively signed up to administer the vaccine – including retired nurses, local family practice doctors and nurses in training from the program at Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School. It s lining up freezers, traffic management, traffic flow, public relations, getting necessary people trained, said Mayor Dean Mazzarella.
While the planning is similar in communities across Massachusetts, many smaller towns – like in the Merrimack Valley – are taking a regional approach. We came together, and we ve reached out to the Boards of Health in each community, said Merrimack Fire Chief Larry Fisher.